Does Preoperative Sinus Rhythm Influence Surgical Ablation's Perioperative Safety in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation?

CONCLUSIONS: Concomitant SA in AF patients presenting in SR before cardiac surgery is safe, has a low perioperative risk profile, and should be carried out with almost no exceptions.PMID:34623251 | DOI:10.1532/hsf.3995

Source: The Heart Surgery Forum - October 8, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Maximilian Vondran Tamer Ghazy Marc Albert Henning Warnecke Mirko Doss Andreas Liebold Edgar Eszlari Etem Caliskan Taoufik Ouarrak Nicolas Doll Jochen Senges Thorsten Hanke Ardawan Rastan Source Type: research