Key result
Diabetes and other risk factors influence the development of AF after CABG.
Why the study?
What are the risk factors, prevention strategies, and treatments for atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with ischemic heart disease?
What are the risk factors, prevention strategies, and treatments for atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with ischemic heart disease?
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the risk factors, prevention, and treatment of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
Supports diabetes as key post-CABG AF risk; leaves open targeted prevention trials.
This review focuses on the issue of atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary bypass surgery in patients with ischemic heart disease. Risk factors of this complication are discussed in detail. The authors addressed the effect of diabetes mellitus on development of postoperative AF. Data on current methods for prevention and treatment of AF are provided.
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Petrakova et al. (2020) studied this question. Diabetes mellitus and other risk factors influence the development of atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery, guiding current prevention and treatment methods.
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