scholarly journals The role of signal averaged P wave duration and serum magnesium as a combined predictor of atrial fibrillation after elective coronary artery bypass surgery.

Heart ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Zaman ◽  
F. Alamgir ◽  
T. Richens ◽  
R. Williams ◽  
M. T. Rothman ◽  
...  
1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 421-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feza Nurözler ◽  
Lale Tokgözoglu ◽  
Ilhan Pasaoglu ◽  
Erkmen Böke ◽  
Ünsal Ersoy ◽  
...  

Cardiology ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Dimmer ◽  
Luc Jordaens ◽  
Nick Gorgov ◽  
Isabelle Peene ◽  
Katrien François ◽  
...  

1995 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 895-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morey Klein ◽  
Steven James Loring Evans ◽  
Stephen Blumberg ◽  
Lorenzo Cataldo ◽  
Monty Max Bodenheimer

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nektarios D. Pilatis ◽  
Zacharias-Alexandros Anyfantakis ◽  
Kyriakos Spiliopoulos ◽  
Dimitrios Degiannis ◽  
Antigoni Chaidaroglou ◽  
...  

Objective. To evaluate the association of BNP and CRP with the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Methods. The series consists of 125 patients (aged 65 ± 9 years), who underwent isolated CABG-surgery. BNP and CRP levels were measured pre- and 24 hours postoperatively and their correlation to the development of postoperative AF was analyzed. Results. Forty-four patients (35%) developed AF postoperatively. They were significantly older (68 ± 8 versus 63 ± 9, P = 0.01) and predominantly nonsmokers (18% versus 46%, P = 0.004), compared to the non-AF cases. In addition they showed significant higher preoperative mean BNP levels of 629 versus 373 pg/mL (P = 0.019). Postoperative BNP levels were significantly higher in both groups (AF-group: 1032 pg/mL versus non-AF group: 705 pg/mL; P<0.001), while there was a trend of more increased postoperative levels in AF-cases (P = 0.065). AF-episodes appeared significantly more frequent in the two highest quartiles of BNP levels with 44% (P = 0.035). On the contrary pre- and postoperative CRP levels were not associated with AF. Multivariable analysis revealed only increased preoperative BNP levels as independent predictor for postoperative AF (P = 0.036). Conclusion. Elevated preoperative BNP serum levels are associated with the development of post-CABG AF, while CRP does not seem to be influential.


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