Atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: risk analysis and long-term survival

Atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: risk analysis and long-term survival

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We studied potential risk factors for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in a large cohort of patients who underwent open-heart surgery, evaluating short- and long-term outcome, and we developed a risk-assessment model of POAF....

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Main Authors: Helgadottir Solveig, Sigurdsson Martin I, Ingvarsdottir Inga L, Arnar David O, Gudbjartsson Tomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Postoperative atrial fibrillation
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Atrial valve replacement
Risk factors
Risk assessment
Prophylaxis
Survival
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/87

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http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/87

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