Abstract 9746: Atrial Fibrillation Among the Elderly With Amyloidosis Admitted for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States

IntroductionAmyloidosis can disrupt several tissues, including the heart, causing various cardiac arrhythmias. Factors influencing the presence of Atrial Fibrillation in the elderly with amyloidosis admitted for Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) have been sparsely studied. MethodsElderly patients of ages...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-11, Vol.146 (Suppl_1), p.A9746-A9746
Main Authors: Ramphul, Kamleshun, Verma, Renuka, Kumar, Nomesh, Ramphul, Yogeshwaree, Khalid, Muhammad Rahman, Sombans, Shaheen, Mejias, Stephanie G, Kumari, Komal, Lohana, Petras, Arti, Fnu
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Summary:IntroductionAmyloidosis can disrupt several tissues, including the heart, causing various cardiac arrhythmias. Factors influencing the presence of Atrial Fibrillation in the elderly with amyloidosis admitted for Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) have been sparsely studied. MethodsElderly patients of ages 60 and more with a diagnosis of amyloidosis and a principal diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke (I63.x) were filtered from the 2019 National Inpatient Sample (NIS). All forms of Atrial Fibrillation and multiple risk factors were also identified via their appropriate codes provided by HCUP and based on recommendations from past studies. ResultsOur analysis found 1570 elderly amyloidosis patients admitted for AIS in 2019. Among them, 490 cases (31.2%) also had a diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation. Predictors of atrial fibrillation included hypertension (aOR 1.543, p=0.024), chronic pulmonary disease (aOR 1.541, p
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.9746