Abstract:Background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication associated with undesirable outcomes; hence, the provision of appropriate tools is important to help identify patients at risk.
Objectives:To evaluate the predictive capacity of the CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc scores, alone and combined with left atrial (LA) size, for the onset of POAF in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and/or valvular surgery.
Methods:We performed a retrospective cohort study on 144 patients. A … Show more
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