Preoperative P-wave parameters and risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of 20 201 patients.
Michal J KawczynskiSophie Van De WalleBart MaesenAaron IsaacsStef ZeemeringBen HermansKevin VernooyJos G MaessenUlrich SchottenElham BidarPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2022)
This meta-analysis shows that increased P-wave duration, measured on conventional 12-lead ECG and signal-averaged ECG, predicted POAF in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- cardiac surgery
- systematic review
- end stage renal disease
- atrial fibrillation
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- heart rate variability
- chronic kidney disease
- heart rate
- acute kidney injury
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- patient reported outcomes