Health Condition 1: I489- Unspecified atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients must meet all the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study- 1. All patients: Greater than equal to 45 years of age at index date.2. Criteria for cases. a) Continuous enrolment in the dataset for at least 730 days pre-index date (baseline period, that is between 01 January 2016 â?? 31 December 2017). b) Two ECG-datapoints (preferably one each year) during the baseline period (01 January 2016 â?? 31 December 2017). c) Patients with incident documented AF diagnosis between 01 January 2018, and 31 December 2019 (outcome period). d) A new ambulatory verified or primary or secondary hospital discharge diagnosis of AF (ICD-10 GM I48.0/ I48.1/I48.2/I48.9) in the outcome period. 3. Criteria for controls. a) Continuous enrolment in the dataset from the start of the study period to the end of the study period or the date of death (that is between 01 January 2016 to 31 December 2019). b) Two ECG-datapoints (preferably one each year) during the baseline period (01 January 2016 â??31 December 2017). c) No AF diagnosis recorded within the entire study period (baseline and outcome period).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients meeting any of the following criteria will not be included in the study- 1. Patients with AF diagnosis in the 24 months pre-index period. 2. Patients with unknown status of AF during the outcome period (January 2018 â??December 2019). 3. Patients with incomplete EMRs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To identify the risk factors for the development of AF in Indian patients at the tertiary care settingsTimepoint: (01 January 2016 to 31 December 2019) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Sekhmet Technologies Pvt. Ltd