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SUBMITTER: O'Sullivan CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4386413 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMJ case reports 20150326
Acute myocardial infarction is a well know precipitant of atrial fibrillation, but it is also becoming increasingly recognised that atrial fibrillation is a direct and indirect cause of acute myocardial infarction. Current guidelines do not recommend anticoagulation therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery who have a brief episode of atrial fibrillation lasting less than 48 h. However, recommendations for the management of atrial fibrillation following non-cardiac surgery are less clear. W ...[more]