Pre-Operative Left Atrial Mechanical Function Predicts Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery | Zendy

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Pre-Operative Left Atrial Mechanical Function Predicts Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery

Author(s) -

Jessica A. Haffajee,

Yoojin Lee,

Alawi AlsheikhAli,

Jeffrey T. Kuvin,

Natesa G. Pandian,

Ayan R. Patel

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

jacc. cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79

H-Index - 120

eISSN - 1936-878X

pISSN - 1876-7591

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.03.019

Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , medicine , cardiology , odds ratio , confidence interval , cardiac surgery , ejection fraction , body surface area , univariate analysis , risk factor , multivariate analysis , heart failure

The purpose of this study was to examine whether left atrial (LA) mechanical function, as measured by LA total emptying fraction (TEF), is a predictor for the development of post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) following cardiac surgery.

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