BACKGROUND: To evaluate the risks factors of atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS AND RESULTS: Twelve hundred patients subjected to CABG were included. Postoperative AF developed in 278 patients (23.2%). Statistical analysis identified 5 independent predictors of AF: advanced age, history of supraventricular arrhythmias, preoperative heart failure, operation with standard CABG technique and repeated revascularization. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative AF caused a significant increase in mortality and hospitalization length. There were 4 independent risk factors of postoperative AF. Administration of beta-blockers and the OPCAB (off-pump CABG) operating technique were identified as protective factors.
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the risks factors of atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS AND RESULTS: Twelve hundred patients subjected to CABG were included. Postoperative AF developed in 278 patients (23.2%). Statistical analysis identified 5 independent predictors of AF: advanced age, history of supraventricular arrhythmias, preoperative heart failure, operation with standard CABG technique and repeated revascularization. CONCLUSIONS:Postoperative AF caused a significant increase in mortality and hospitalization length. There were 4 independent risk factors of postoperative AF. Administration of beta-blockers and the OPCAB (off-pump CABG) operating technique were identified as protective factors.
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