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Commentary: Untangling the Mystery of Statin Therapy in Treating Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Does the Underlying Cardiac Pathology Matter?
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important and common complication following cardiac surgery and is associated prolonged hospital stay, and increased perioperative and long term risk of stroke and mortality.1 Its adverse impact carries across all types of cardiac surgical procedures including surgical septal myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.2 The cause of perioperative AF is incompletely understood, but pre-existing structural changes to the heart, particularly increased left atrial volume, sympathetic activation, and perioperative inflammation are considered important contributors.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 15, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Francis D. Pagani Tags: ADULT – Commentary Source Type: research
