Association of body mass index with new-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery




Background


Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) frequently complicates coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. As the frequency of obesity has increased in the United States, the number of obese patients undergoing CABG has kept pace. Studies of the relationship between obesity and POAF have yielded contradictory results in large part because most have had insufficient power to adjust for confounding factors.




Methods


We assessed the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence of new-onset POAF in 9993 consecutive patients who had isolated CABG surgery from July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2007.

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Nov 16, 2017 | Posted by in CARDIOLOGY | Comments Off on Association of body mass index with new-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

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