Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: clinical update on mechanisms and prophylactic strategies

Jesse M Raiten; Kamrouz Ghadimi; John G T Augoustides; Harish Ramakrishna; Prakash A Patel; Stuart J Weiss; Jacob T Gutsche

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.001

Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: clinical update on mechanisms and prophylactic strategies

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015;29(3):806-16. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.001.

Authors

Jesse M Raiten¹, Kamrouz Ghadimi², John G T Augoustides³, Harish Ramakrishna⁴, Prakash A Patel⁵, Stuart J Weiss⁵, Jacob T Gutsche⁵

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Critical Care Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
² Division of CT Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC.
³ Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: yiandoc@hotmail.com.
⁴ Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
⁵ Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 26009291
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.001

No abstract available

Keywords: DECS trial; N-acetylcysteine; SIRS trial; amiodarone; angiotensin blockers; antioxidants; atrial fibrillation; atrial pacing; beta blockers; cardiac surgery; colchicine; coronary artery bypass grafting; electrolytes; fish oil; guidelines; incidence; inflammation; magnesium; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; pathogenesis; polyunsaturated fatty acids; posterior pericardiotomy; potassium; risk stratification; sotalol; statins; steroids; stroke; thromboembolism; vitamin C; vitamin E.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / prevention & control*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Humans
Incidence
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Risk Factors