Overweight and aging increase the risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery independently of left atrial size and left ventricular ejection fraction

Overweight and aging increase the risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery independently of left atrial size and left ventricular ejection fraction

Abstract Background Body mass index (BMI), age, left atrium (LA) dimension and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) have been linked to post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to better define the role of these risk factors. Methods This retros...

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Main Authors: Pier Luigi Stefàno, Marco Bugetti, Guido Del Monaco, Gloria Popescu, Paolo Pieragnoli, Giuseppe Ricciardi, Laura Perrotta, Luca Checchi, Roberto Rondine, Sergio Bevilacqua, Carlo Fumagalli, Niccolò Marchionni, Antonio Michelucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Postoperative atrial fibrillation
Cardiac surgery
Risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01366-x

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