| Autor: |
Yeruva, Madhu Reddy, Ruby, Satpathy, Xuedong, Shen, Mark, Holmberg, Claire, Hunter, Aryan, Mooss, Dennis, Esterbrooks |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Atrial Fibrillation. 2 |
| ISSN: |
1941-6911 |
| DOI: |
10.4022/jafib.v2i3.589 |
| Popis: |
Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after valve surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Risk factors identified in the past to predict POAF are of moderate accuracy. We performed a retrospective analysis of 139 patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. Post-operative AF occurred in 44% of the patients. In multivariate analysis only left atrial volume (LAV) index was a predictor of POAF. A LAV index of >46 cc/m2 predicted POAF with a sensitivity and specificity of 92% and 77%. We propose that LAV index can be used preoperatively to identify patients at risk for POAF to target preventive interventions. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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