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Can a simplified preoperative risk score predict postoperative atrial fibrillation following isolated CABG?
Can a simplified preoperative risk score predict postoperative atrial fibrillation following isolated CABG?
A simplified preoperative risk score can identify patients at high risk (score ≥3) for postoperative atrial fibrillation after isolated CABG, potentially guiding targeted prevention and surveillance.
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May guide targeted POAF prevention after CABG; leaves open prospective validation of the score.
This POAF risk following isolated CABG can be predicted with simple patient characteristic during the preoperative period. Patients with high risk scores (≥3) may constitute a target population for POAF prevention and prolonged postoperative surveillance.
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Chen et al. (2018) studied this question.
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