Long-Term Survival in Patients with Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery: Analysis from a Prospective Cohort Study.
Jacopo MarazzatoSergio MasnaghettiRoberto De PontiPaolo VerdecchiaFederico BlasiSandro FerrareseMonica TrapassoAntonio SpanevelloPaolo VerdecchiaPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2021)
In this cohort of patients who underwent different types of heart surgery, POP AF was not associated with an increased risk of mortality. In this setting, the role of long-term anticoagulation remains unclear.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- left atrial
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- minimally invasive
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- venous thromboembolism
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery bypass
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease