ReviewFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023
Post-operative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Challenges throughout the patient journey.
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- Breathe poorly, recover worse? The impact of obstructive sleep apnea on cardiac surgery outcomes - an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 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
- Perioperative Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology, Risk Stratification, Management, and Emerging Technologies-A Narrative Review Toward Personalised Care.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Chronic Preoperative B-blocker Therapy and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Elective Ascending Aortic Surgery.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2026Observational
- Development of an interpretable machine learning model for predicting new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: A retrospective cohort study.Science progress · 2026Article
- Neural network-based prediction of atrial fibrillation at discharge following cardiac surgery.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Recurrence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: Insights from a Tertiary Follow-Up Clinic.CJC open · 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
- Peak atrial longitudinal strain as a predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from a single-centre study in Indonesia.Global cardiology science & practice · 2025Article
- Recent Advances in Inflammation-Associated Epicardial Adipose Tissue for Atrial Fibrillation Patients.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Magnesium for Prevention of New-onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Heart international · 2025Review
- Prophylactic ablation during cardiac surgery in patients without atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Introducing sequential partial aortic clamp technique for proximal anastomoses and its advantages in myocardial protection in coronary artery bypass grafting.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: A Review.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Intestinal Microbiota and Derived Metabolites in Myocardial Fibrosis and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Scores predicting atrial fibrillation after mitral valve surgery: Do we need a more specific score?Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- The outcomes of concomitant catheter ablation in non-mitral valve cardiac surgery-a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- [Perioperative atrial fibrillation : Diagnosis with underestimated relevance].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2024Article
- Systemic immune-inflammation index for predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- Subclinical postoperative atrial fibrillation: a randomized trial.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication of cardiac surgery, occurring in up to half of patients. Post-operative AF (POAF) refers to new-onset AF in a patient without a history of AF that occurs within the first 4 weeks after cardiac surgery. POAF is associated with short-term mortality and morbidity, but its long-term significance is unclear. This article reviews existing evidence and research challenges for the management of POAF in patients who have had cardiac surgery. Specific challenges are discussed in four phases of care. Pre-operatively, clinicians need to be able to identify high-risk patients, and initiate prophylaxis to prevent POAF. In hospital, when POAF is detected, clinicians need to manage symptoms, stabilize hemodynamics and prevent increases in length of stay. In the month after discharge, the focus is on minimizing symptoms and preventing readmission. Some patients require short term oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Over the long term (2-3 months after surgery and beyond), clinicians need to identify which patients with POAF have paroxysmal or persistent AF and can benefit from evidence-based therapies for AF, including long-term oral anticoagulation.
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