PREOPERATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Abstract

Objective:Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common arrhythmia in patients after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).With a reported incidence between 10% and 40%, it is associated with an increased morbidity, mortality and prolonged hospitalization which is very often