Background Atrial fibrillation is a common post‐operative complication of cardiac surgery
and is associated with an increased risk of post‐operative stroke, increased length of …

full-text guidelines incorporating the updated material are available on the Internet (www.
acc. org or www. americanheart. org) in both a version that shows the changes from the …

NSAT Non-sustained atrial tachycardia NSVT Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia PD
Pharmacodynamic P-GP P-glucoprotein PK Pharmacokinetic PM Pacemaker PVT …

Embolism of cardiac origin accounts for about one fifth of ischaemic strokes. Strokes due to
cardioembolism are in general severe and prone to early recurrence. The risk of long term …

Background—Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of cardiac
surgery and has been associated with increased incidence of other complications and …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication after cardiac surgery. We aimed
to evaluate, by meta-analysis, all randomized trials testing interventions for preventing AF …

ContextAtrial tachyarrhythmias after cardiac surgery are associated with adverse outcomes
and increased costs. Previous trials of amiodarone prophylaxis, while promising, were …

Background: There is limited information on the incidence and prognostic impact of new-
onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and …

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate autonomic changes preceding atrial
fibrillation/flutter (AF) after thoracotomy. Background: Autonomic fluctuations before the …

1 Executive summary This document presents a professional view of evidence-based
prevention and treatment of a commonly occurring arrhythmia after heart and chest …