Atrial fibrillation after cardiac operations is a source of morbidity and resource consumption.
This systematic review of literature analyzes the current evidence on its pathophysiologic …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the strength of evidence of preoperative statin therapy for
prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. METHODS: A meta-analysis was …

Background: Dyslipidemia, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, may be
associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Cross-sectional studies that have examined this …

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is
still the most common arrhythmic complication. This study evaluated whether pretreatment …

Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in physical laborers in rural
China and identify contributing risk factors. Methods A cross-sectional study of 11,956 …

Objective To derive a simple clinical prediction rule identifying patients at high risk of
developing new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. Design …

Background: In 1995, atrial fibrillation (AF) was estimated to affect 2.2 million people in the
United States. After the age of 75 years (the median age for onset of AF),~ 60% of people …

The present study was designed to determine the association between atrial fibrillation (AF)
and inflammation in a goat sterile pericarditis model and to assess the effect of atorvastatin …

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common complication after coronary artery bypass
graft surgery (CABG), is associated with prolonged hospital stay. This prospective study …

The precise mechanisms that cause atrial fibrillation (AF) are not completely understood.
Clinicians should ask themselves whether AF is truly 'lone'or is the effect of an …