Does new-onset POAF after isolated left-sided heart valve surgery carry a similar long-term risk of thromboembolism as NVAF?
New-onset POAF after left-sided heart valve surgery carries a similar long-term thromboembolic risk as NVAF, highlighting the need to investigate the role of anticoagulation in this population.
New-onset POAF after isolated left-sided heart valve surgery was associated with a similar long-term risk of thromboembolism as NVAF. These data warrant studies addressing the role of anticoagulation therapy in POAF after left-sided heart valve surgery.
Butt et al. (Wed,) studied this question.