Long-Term Outcomes of Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery.
Hyo Hyun KimJi Hong KimSak LeeHyun-Chel JooYoung Nam YounKyung-Jong YooSeung-Hyun LeePublished in: Journal of chest surgery (2022)
Preoperative Afib was independently associated with worse long-term postoperative outcomes after cardiac surgery. Concomitant Cox-maze surgery may improve the survival rate.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- cardiac surgery
- atrial fibrillation
- minimally invasive
- acute kidney injury
- coronary artery bypass
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- surgical site infection
- acute coronary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- mitral valve
- coronary artery disease
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle