Atrial fibrillation is not just an artefact in the ICU.docVIP

Seguin and Launey Critical Care 2010,14:182 /content/14/4/182 COMMENTARY Atrial ? brillation is not just an artefact in the ICU Philippe Seguin* and Yoann Launey See related research by Meierhenrich et al., /content/14/3/R108 failure and valvular heart disease are well recognized as Abstract cardiac components of AF, and on the contrary in? am- Atrial ?brillation (AF) is common in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is particularly frequent (46%) in septic shock patients. In?ammation favours AF in the general population, and there is a growing body of evidence that in?ammation also plays a role