Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Are Independent Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Echahidi, Najmeddine; Mohty, Dania; Pîbarot, Philippe; Després, Jean‐Pierre; O’Hara, Gilles; Champagne, Jean; Philippon, François; Daleau, Pascal; Voisine, Pierre; Mathieu, Patrick

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.106.681304

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Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Are Independent Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Published in Circulation • Sep 10, 2007

Authors:

Najmeddine Echahidi

Dania Mohty

Philippe Pîbarot

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a highly prevalent complication after cardiac surgery with substantial effects on outcomes. Previous studies have reported that obesity is a risk factor for POAF after cardiac surgery. However, it is unknown whether the metabolic syndrome (MS) ...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Internal medicine

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