A considerable number of patients who undergo cardiac surgery have a variety of comorbid
conditions that includes diastolic dysfunction. Abnormalities of diastolic function may lead to …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery constitutes the
most common sustained arrhythmia and results in many complications. The purpose of this …

It appears that for some time diastole was taken for granted and largely ignored. Systole was
thought of as the only function that truly predicted cardiac risk. The fact that diastolic heart …

De acordo com Maisel et al.[1], o pico de incidência de fibrilação atrial (FA) acontece no
segundo e terceiro dias do período pós-operatório de cirurgias cardíacas. Loubani et al.[2] …

The normal cardiac cycle consists of two phases, systole and diastole, which are repeated
over time to maintain an adequate cardiac output. The systole has been traditionally …

According to Maisel et al.[1], the peak incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs on the
second and third postoperative days. Loubani et al.[2] reported that 50% of the patients who …

Background: Atrial fibrillation is the most common complication after myocardial
revascularization, and it increases morbidity/mortality. Objective: The purpose of this …

We read with interest the article by Yagdi and colleagues1 dealing with the use of
amiodarone to prevent of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). In this prospective, randomized …

Background. We investigated the effects of preoperative administration of beta-blockers on
the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiothoracic surgery and the resulting morbidity …

We read with interest the article by Yagdi and colleagues1 dealing with the use of
amiodarone to prevent of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). In this prospective, randomized …