SynthesisJournal of the American Heart Association2023
Differences in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Incidence and Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery According to Assessment Method and Definition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation management and outcomes: the VISION Cardiac Surgery cohort.European heart journal · 2026Article
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- Can Lactate Values Predict Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery? A Prospective Observational Study.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2026Observational
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- Nonlinear association and threshold effect between preoperative estimated pulse wave velocity and postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- The pcMPO-AF rule for predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Impacted by Completeness of Coronary Revascularization and Antiplatelet Regimen.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 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
- Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation during coronary artery bypass grafting: A propensity score-matched analysis.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Role of Autonomic Dysfunction in Initiating Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in a Canine Sterile Pericarditis Model.Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE · 2025Article
- Atrial Fibrillation Prediction Model Following Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- 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
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- Insulin mitigates acute ischemia-induced atrial fibrillation and sinoatrial node dysfunction ex vivo.JCI insight · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most frequent complication of cardiac surgery. Despite clinical and economic implications, ample variability in POAF assessment method and definition exist across studies. We performed a study-level meta-analysis to evaluate the influence of POAF assessment method and definition on its incidence and association with clinical outcomes. METHODS AND
resultsA systematic literature search was conducted to identify studies comparing the outcomes of patients with and without POAF after cardiac surgery that also reported POAF assessment method. The primary outcome was POAF incidence. The secondary outcomes were in-hospital mortality, stroke, intensive care unit length of stay, and postoperative length of stay. Fifty-nine studies totaling 197 774 patients were included. POAF cumulative incidence was 26% (range: 7.3%-53.1%). There were no differences in POAF incidence among assessment methods (27%, [range: 7.3%-53.1%] for continuous telemetry, 27% [range: 7.9%-50%] for telemetry plus daily ECG, and 19% [range: 7.8%-42.4%] for daily ECG only;
conclusionsPOAF incidence after cardiac surgery remains high, and detection rates are variable among studies. POAF incidence and its association with adverse outcomes are not influenced by the assessment method and definition used, except in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.
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