B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Other Risk Factors for Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Thoracic Surgery.

Journal: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
Published Date: Dec 31, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with increased morality rate, prolonged hospitalization, and reduced long-term survival after surgery. Thus, prediction of POAF is important to assess surgical risk and provide prophylaxis.

Authors

  • Zhenye Pu
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
  • Xiaotong Qi
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
  • Tao Xue
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
  • Zhiyong Liu
    State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease , Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH) , Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Guangzhou-510530 , China . Email: zhang_tianyu@gibh.ac.cn ; ; Tel: (+86)20 3201 5270.
  • Yanhu Wu
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

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