Role of Transthoracic Echocardiography to Predict Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Mitral Valve Replacement

Background: One common complication of cardiac surgeries is post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF), which can have a detrimental effect on the patient's prognosis. The evidence that was examined here, however, points to the notion that illnesses and frailty are predisposing variables that cause atria remodeling and, in turn, promote POAF. These events are caused by oxidative damage, inflammation, fibrosis, and apoptosis, together with electrical remodeling in the atrium.