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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-5633</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Colomb. Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5633</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiologia. Oficina de Publicaciones]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-56332022000200150</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rccar.m22000136</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Epidemiología de la fibrilación auricular en una clínica de alta complejidad. Estudio de una cohorte retrospectiva]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in a high-complex clinic. A retrospective cohort study]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cadavid-Zuluaga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Viviana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Agudelo-Uribe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Barrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sáenz-Jaramillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Miranda-Arboleda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bareño-Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad CES Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica CardioVid Clínica CardioVid ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>150</fpage>
<lpage>154</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56332022000200150&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56332022000200150&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56332022000200150&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: La fibrilación auricular es la taquiarritmia sostenida más frecuente del ser humano y su manejo requiere un abordaje holístico para que los resultados sean óptimos.  Objetivo: Describir las características sociodemográficas y clínicas de los pacientes hospitalizados o intervenidos, con diagnóstico de fibrilación auricular, atendidos en una clínica de cuarto nivel de complejidad en Colombia.  Método: Se realizó un estudio observacional, retrospectivo, a partir de registros de pacientes hospitalizados o intervenidos con diagnóstico de fibrilación auricular. Se tomó como referencia el diagnóstico de fibrilación auricular (CIE 10 I48X), durante los años 2017 y 2018. Se realizó análisis univariado y bivariado con Excel, SPSS y Epidat.  Resultados: El promedio de edad de los pacientes hospitalizados fue de 69.81 años, con ligera predominancia del sexo masculino. La estancia hospitalaria fue de 6.62 en 2017 y de 5.29 días en 2018. Se encontró correlación entre los días de estancia hospitalaria y la edad de los pacientes. La comorbilidad más frecuentes en los pacientes hospitalizados fue hipertensión arterial, cardiopatía isquémica y enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica. El 18.04% no tuvieron comorbilidad. Las muertes intrahospitalarias estuvieron asociadas, con mayor frecuencia, a insuficiencia cardíaca. La cardioversión eléctrica fue el procedimiento electrofisiológico más usado, seguida del aislamiento de venas pulmonares. El porcentaje de complicaciones fue menor en 2018 que en 2017.  Conclusiones: Existe menor proporción de comorbilidad cuando se compara esta serie con otros reportes. Los días de estancia hospitalaria fueron superiores a los encontrados en la literatura mundial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most frequent sustained tachyarrhythmia in humans and its management requires an integral approach in order to get optimal results.  Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized or on surgical procedures with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, managed in a Fourth level of Complexity clinic in Colombia.  Method: An observational, retrospective study was conducted from records of patients hospitalized or operated with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. The diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (ICD-10 I48X) was taken as a reference, during the years 2017 and 2018. Univariate and bivariate analysis was performed with Excel, SPSS and Epidat.  Results: The average age of hospitalized patients was 69.81 years, with a slight predominance of males. The hospital stay was 6.62 and 5.29 days, during 2017 and 2018 respectively. Correlation was found between the days of hospital stay and the age of the patients. The most frequent comorbidities in hospitalized patients were arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 18.04 % of patients had no comorbidities. In-hospital deaths were more frequently associated with heart failure. Electrical cardioversion was the most frequent electrophysiological procedure followed by the isolation of pulmonary veins. The percentage of complications was lower in 2018 compared to 2017.  Conclusions: There are a lower proportion of comorbidities when this series is compared with other reports. The days of hospital stay were superior to those found in the world literature.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fibrilación atrial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Arritmias cardíacas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Perfil de salud]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Atrial fibrillation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cardiac arrhythmias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Health profile]]></kwd>
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