ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GIANT CELL ARTERITIS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE

Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder of medium and large size arteries with predilection to head and neck branches. Vascular inflammation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of various conditions that are comorbid with atrial fibrillation (AF). Hence, we