Does minimal invasive cardiac surgery reduce the incidence of post-operative atrial fibrillation?

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common post-operative complication and tends to be the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. The etiology and risk factors for post-operative AF are poorly understood, but older age, large left atrium, diffuse coronary artery disease, a history of AF paro...

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Main Authors: Maria Maimari, Nikolaos G Baikoussis, Stelios Gaitanakis, Anna Dalipi-Triantafillou, Andreas Katsaros, Charilaos Kantsos, Vasileios Lozos, Konstantinos Triantafillou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2020;volume=23;issue=1;spage=7;epage=13;aulast=Maimari