Journal article
Is there a clinically significant seasonal component to hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation?
Abstract
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation is a common cardiac dysrhythmia, particularly in the elderly. Recent studies have indicated a statistically significant seasonal component to atrial fibrillation hospitalizations.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective population cohort study using time series analysis to evaluate seasonal patterns of atrial fibrillation hospitalizations for the province of Ontario for the years 1988 to 2001. Five different series …
Authors
Upshur RE; Moineddin R; Crighton EJ; Mamdani M
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 4, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-4-5
ISSN
1472-6963