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— Other frequent cardiac comorbidities included Afib and acute MI, real-world analysis shows
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Roughly one in 10 adults with cystic fibrosis also had a diagnosis of heart failure, according to a real-world study of patient medical records reported here.
Among the roughly 15,000 cystic fibrosis patients, acute myocardial infarction (MI) and atrial fibrillation (Afib) were the other most commonly identified cardiac disorders, each present in about one in 20 patients in the analysis presented by Andres Cordova Sanchez, MD, of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Read more in MedPage Today.
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