%0 Journal Article
%T Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
%A Feridoun Sabzi
%A Abdol Hamid Zokaei and Abdol Rasoul Moloudi
%J Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.4137/CMC.S7170
%X Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent and serious complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Methods: We undertook a retrospective review of the records of patients undergoing CABG at Imam Ali Hospital between February 1, 2003 and February 1, 2006. The patients were divided in two groups, ie, Group A (AF) and Group B (no AF). The association between the occurrence of AF following CABG and other variables was compared with respect to continuous or categorical variables by t-test and c2-test. Results: Multivariate logistic regression analysis of potentially predictive factors in univariate analysis showed that opium use, type of operation, and crossclamp time were predictors of AF following CABG. Conclusion: This study identifies some new predictors of postoperative AF, control of which could lead to a lower incidence of AF and reduced morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
%U http://www.la-press.com/predictors-of-atrial-fibrillation-following-coronary-artery-bypass-gra-article-a2765