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Mortality Trends in the United States due to Concurrent Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter, and Sepsis

2026-02-09 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundHeart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter (AFL) and sepsis commonly co-occur in hospitalized patients. This study determines temporal mortality trends associated with concurrent HF, AF/AFL, and sepsis among adults across demographic and geographic groups in the United States. MethodsThe CDC Wonder database was utilized to extract age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) per 100,000 for deaths listing HF, AF/AFL, and sepsis. Trends were analyzed by age, race/ethnicity, reg...

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