Seasonal variations in admissions for atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in the Northeast and the Midwest regions of the United States.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2024

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous studies conflict on whether seasonal variability exists in atrial fibrillation (AF) admissions, and contemporary studies are lacking.

METHODS: We identified admissions for AF or atrial flutter in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the US from the National Inpatient Database for 2016 to 2020, grouped them into the four seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter), and compared the number of admissions. Subgroup analyses were performed stratified to sex, age, race, AF alone, and geographical regions.

RESULTS: A total of 955,320 admissions for AF or atrial flutter occurred. The number of admissions was highest during winter (243,990, 25.5% of the total), followed by fall (239,250, 25.0% of the total), summer (236,910, 24.8% of the total), and spring (235,170, 24.6% of the total). The differences were statistically significant (

CONCLUSION: Contemporary analysis of a national database demonstrates seasonal variability in the number of admissions for AF, with a slight increase observed during the winter.

Volume

37

Issue

4

First Page

560

Last Page

568

ISSN

0899-8280

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

38910792

Department(s)

Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article

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