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SUBMITTER: Kerwin M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7462196 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kerwin Matthew M Saado Jonathan J Pan Jonathan J Ailawadi Gorav G Mazimba Sula S Salerno Michael M Mehta Nishaki N
Clinical cardiology 20200721 9
Prior meta-analyses have shown that new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) occurs in up to 40% of patients following cardiac surgery and is associated with substantial major adverse cardiovascular events. The stroke and mortality implications of NOAF in isolated CABG without concomitant valve surgery is not known. We thought that NOAF would be associated with increased risk of stroke and mortality, even in patients undergoing isolated CABG. A blinded review of studies from MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and We ...[more]