Atrial fibrillation post cardiac bypass surgery

Atrial fibrillation occurs in 5-40% patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Atrial fibrillation increases mortality and morbidity in the post-operative period. We sought to conduct a comprehensive review of literature focusing on pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention and treatment o...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Mostafa, Mohamed A EL-Haddad, Maithili Shenoy, Tushar Tuliani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-07-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.102280