| Literature DB >> 26857161 |
Jimmy T Efird1, Preeti Gudimella2, Wesley T O'Neal3, William F Griffin4, Hope Landrine5, Linda C Kindell6, Stephen W Davies7, Daniel F Sarpong8, Jason B O'Neal9, Patricia Crane10, Margaret A Nelson11, Thomas Bruce Ferguson6, Walter Randolph Chitwood6, Alan P Kypson6, Ethan J Anderson12.
Abstract
Obesity has been identified as a risk factor for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, no studies have addressed the influence of race on this association. A total of 13,594 patients undergoing first-time, isolated CABG without preoperative AF between 1992 and 2011 were included in our study. The association between body mass index and POAF was compared by race. Relative risk and 95% CIs were computed using maximum likelihood log-binomial regression. Increasing levels of body mass index were associated with higher POAF risk after CABG in black but not white patients (pinteraction = 0.0009).Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26857161 PMCID: PMC4799751 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.12.056
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778