Why the study?
What are the effective strategies for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Design
Review
Authors
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High postoperative AF incidence persists after cardiac surgery; supports multimodal prophylaxis evaluation but requires RCTs before practice change.
What are the effective strategies for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery?
A comprehensive, multimodal preventive strategy is needed to address the high incidence and associated mortality of postoperative atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery patients.
Anthony N. Passannante (2010) studied this question.
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