Key result
Pre-operative P-wave duration and morphology did not independently predict post-operative atrial fibrillation or flutter after coronary artery bypass surgery when controlling for age and body weight.
Why the study?
Does pre-operative P-wave duration and morphology predict post-operative atrial fibrillation/flutter in patients undergoing elective CABG?
Cohort (n=189)
Does pre-operative P-wave duration and morphology predict post-operative atrial fibrillation/flutter in patients undergoing elective CABG?
Pre-operative P-wave duration and morphology do not independently predict post-operative atrial fibrillation or flutter after CABG when adjusting for clinical factors like age and body weight.
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P-wave metrics should not inform post-CABG AF risk assessment; leaves open need for validated predictors in prospective studies.
Frost et al. (1996) conducted a cohort in elective coronary artery bypass surgery (n=189). P-wave duration and morphology was evaluated on development of post-operative atrial fibrillation/flutter. Pre-operative P-wave duration and morphology did not independently predict post-operative atrial fibrillation or flutter after coronary artery bypass surgery when controlling for age and body weight.
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