The impact of left atrial mechanics on adverse events and clinical outcome after cardiac surgery.
Daniel DalosSophie Selina HaaserFelix HoferNiema KazemLorenz KollerAndreas HammerBarbara SteinlechnerGünther LauferChristian HengstenbergAlexander NiessnerPatrick SulzgruberPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Global PALS is associated with the development of POAF following surgery in an unselected patient population undergoing CABG and/or valve surgery. Since patients with global PALS <17% face a poor long-term prognosis, routine assessment of global PALS needs to be considered in terms of proper secondary prevention in the era of personalized medicine.