Atrial fibrillation associated with higher death risk in motor vehicle accident victims

(European Society of Cardiology) A study in nearly three million motor vehicle accident victims has found that atrial fibrillation is associated with a higher risk of death. The research was presented today at CARDIOSTIM - EHRA EUROPACE 2016 by Dr. Abhishek Deshmukh, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, US.