Table 3 Reasons of patients’ admissions in the cardiac units of KAUH.

From: The relationship of atrial fibrillation with left atrial size in patients with essential hypertension

Reason of admission – all causes (n = 958)

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)

N = 491

Heart failure (HF)

N = 180

Atrial fibrillation

N = 144

Supraventricular tachycardia (VT)

N = 75

Hypertensive crises or uncontrolled hypertension

N = 22

Ventricular premature contraction

N = 16

Complete heart block or mobitz type 2 heart block

N = 12

HF + AF

N = 9

Uncontrolled BP with HF

N = 5

VT with HF

N = 4

Total hypertensive patients

N = 958

Re-admissions: twice or 3 times

N = 276

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