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Table 5 Outcomes and hazard ratios for FDAF patients stratified by electrical vs. pharmacological cardioversion

From: Effect of non-invasive rhythm control on outcomes in patients with first diagnosed atrial fibrillation presenting to an emergency department

Variables

Electrical CV n = 576

Pharmacological CV n = 103

p-value

All-cause mortality, n(%all)

53 (9.2)

21 (20.4)

0.0008

HR (95%CI)

 

3.61 (1.85–7.04)

0.0002

Cardiac-death*, n(%all)

13 (2.3)

8 (7.8)

 < 0.0001

HR (95%CI)

 

8.03 (2.3–27.6)

0.0001

Non-cardiac death, n(%all)

40 (6.9)

13 (12.6)

 < 0.0001

HR (95%CI)

 

2.62 (1.19–5.78)

0.0172

Stroke, n(%all)

13 (2.5)

4 (4.3)

0.3183

HR (95%CI)

 

2.38 (0.59–9.58)

0.2231

Major bleeding, n(%all)

24 (4.6)

1 (1.1)

0.1156

HR (95%CI)

 

0.45 (0.14–1.46)

0.1824

Myocardial infarction, n(%all)

12 (2.3)

3 (3.2)

0.5854

HR (95%CI)

 

1.70 (0.39–7.42)

0.4785

  1. Abbreviations: HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval, CV Cardioversion
  2. *defined as death related to an acute of chronic cardiac disease such as myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, chronic heart failure with decompensation