Atrial Fibrillation Occurring During Acute Hospitalization
Published: March 13, 2023
- Acute atrial fibrillation (AF) is defined as AF detected in the setting of acute care or acute illness including AF occurring during acute hospitalization. This includes acute AF detected or managed for the first time during acute hospitalization for another condition.
- Acute AF is associated with high risks of long-term AF recurrence, warranting clinical attention during acute hospitalization, at transition of care, and over long-term follow-up.
- This statement discusses overall management of acute AF and addresses the roles of tissue substrates, triggering events, rate and rhythm management, anticoagulation, monitoring, and modification of lifestyle and risk factors.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: Atrial Fibrillation Occurring During Acute Hospitalization by Fred Kusumoto MD
- Top Things to Know: AF Occurring During Acute Hospitalization
Recommended Reading
- 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
- 2020 Drug-Induced Arrhythmias
- 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
- Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
- 2018 Atrial Fibrillation Burden: Moving Beyond Atrial Fibrillation as a Binary Entity
- 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation