Postoperative atrial fibrillation: Is there a need for prevention?

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Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Association between early postoperative coefficient of variation of heart rate and delayed atrial fibrillation following sublobar lung resection: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026
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2. Post-pneumonectomy Cardiac Herniation Management: A Rare Case.Cureus · 2025
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3. Serum lipopolysaccharide associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer a retrospective observational study.Frontiers in surgery · 2024
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4. Risk Factors and Prognosis of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Patients Undergoing VATS Lung Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Vascular health and risk management · 2024
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5. Predictive nomogram for postoperative atrial fibrillation in locally advanced esophageal squamous carcinoma cell with neoadjuvant treatment.Frontiers in surgery · 2022
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6. Postoperative atrial fibrillation in pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021
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7. Postoperative atrial fibrillation prophylaxis using a novel amiodarone order set.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020
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8. Incidence, Management, Prevention and Outcome of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation in Thoracic Surgical Oncology.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019
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9. A brain natriuretic peptide-based prediction model for atrial fibrillation after thoracic surgery: Development and internal validation.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2019
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