Open AccessObesity and Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Author(s) -
Anoar Zacharias,
Thomas A. Schwann,
Christopher J. Riordan,
Samuel J. Durham,
Aamir Shah,
Robert Habib
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.553743
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , obesity , cardiology , cardiac surgery
New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of cardiac surgery that has substantial effects on outcomes. In the general (nonsurgical) adult population, AF has been linked to increasing obesity, which correlates with left atrial enlargement. It is not known whether postoperative AF is similarly linked to obesity.
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