New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Impact Upon Five-Year Clinical Outcomes and Costs

The impact of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery on long-term clinical outcomes and costs is not known. This subanalysis of the Veterans Affairs “Randomized On/Off Bypass Follow-up Studycompared five-year outcomes and costs between patients with and without POAF.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 13, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: G. Hossein Almassi, Robert B. Hawkins, Muath Bishawi, A. Laurie Shroyer, Brack Hattler, Jacquelyn A. Quin, Joseph F. Collins, Faisal G. Bakaeen, Ramin Ebrahimi, Frederick L. Grover, Todd H. Wagner, Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass Follow-up Study Source Type: research