Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a persistent complication
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Postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia frequently seen in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. In this context, it is associated with the presence of comorbidities, longer length of hospital stay, and higher costs related to surgery. The mechanisms involved in the genesis of AF in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery (AFPO) are different from those causing paroxysmal AF. Knowl...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1010-7940,1873-734X
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx039