ReviewJournal of atrial fibrillation
Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation - Pathophysiology, Treatment and Prevention.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rhythm vs. rate control for treatment of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine for Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Machine learning-based prediction of postoperative atrial fibrillation risk in coronary artery bypass grafting patients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative Diastolic Dysfunction and Perioperative Risk Factors as Predictors of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Ionized magnesium levels and atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery - The iMagic Prospective Cohort Study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Electrocardiogram Model as a Predictor of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Relevance of Targeting Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory, and Pro-Resolution Mechanisms in the Prevention and Management of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: A Review.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Scores predicting atrial fibrillation after mitral valve surgery: Do we need a more specific score?Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Development and validation a nomogram for predicting new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation following pulmonary resection.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Machine Learning to Identify Patients at Risk of Developing New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Article
- Significance of Intraoperative Medication Data and Predictive Model Selection for Predicting Postoperative First-Time Atrial Fibrillation.AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science · 2023Article
- Postoperative atrial fibrillation and atrial epicardial fat: Is there a link?International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2022Article
- RNAs and Gene Expression Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Landiolol for managing atrial fibrillation in post-cardiac surgery.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2018Article
- Atrial Fibrillation: The Science behind Its Defiance.Aging and disease · 2016Review
- Q10 supplementation effects on cardiac enzyme CK-MB and troponin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research · 2016Article
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation occurring after cardiac surgery has been the subject of intensive research over the past decades. However, the incidence remains high, despite numerous preventive and treatment strategies. In addition, several reports show that the impact of post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is high. It is an independent risk factor for mortality after several years. These findings make clear that the pathophysiology of POAF is not fully understood and POAF-associated risks to some extent might be underestimated. On the one hand, excessive triggers during the acute post operative phase after cardiac surgery might initiate AF even in atria with low vulnerability. On the other hand, many patients undergoing surgery have an atrial substrate at the time of operation promoting AF not only in the post-operative phase but also in the days and weeks thereafter. Progress in our understanding of the AF mechanisms in general has provided valuable insights into processes involved in atrial structural remodeling due to advanced age, hypertension, obesity, and congestive heart failure. These patient characteristics strongly contribute to cardiac disease, predict POAF and likely have an impact on the risk of thrombus formation in the weeks and months after cardiac surgery. For a better understanding of the mechanisms involved, it is important to not only recognize the occurrence of POAF by continuous monitoring after surgery, but also to identity the extent of atrial vulnerability to AF in these patients.
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