Relationship between Blood Transfusion and Increased Risk of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Relationship between Blood Transfusion and Increased Risk of Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Background: New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery contributes to increased morbidity, hospital length of stay, and resource utilization. Although many aspects of AF after cardiac surgery have already been elucidated, the mechanism by which cardiac surgery predisposes patients to A...

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Main Authors: Hassan Radmehr, Ali Reza Bakhshandeh, Mehrdad Salehi, Pouran Hajian, Ahmad Reza Nasr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
Subjects:
Blood transfusion
Atrial fibrillation
Risk
Coronary artery bypass
Online Access:https://jthc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jthc/article/view/117

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