Why the study?
Are serial perioperative cardiac troponin T measurements associated with the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing elective CABG?
Population
3148 patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
hospital stay
Authors
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Perioperative cTNT should not guide post-CABG AF risk stratification or prophylaxis; leaves open whether it marks shared risk factors.
Are serial perioperative cardiac troponin T measurements associated with the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing elective CABG?
Perioperative cTNT is not an independent predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation after CABG, limiting its utility for guiding preventive or early treatment.
Koolen et al. (2013) studied this question.
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