Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A prospective randomized controlled trial on the incidence and predictors of late-phase postoperative atrial fibrillation up to 30 days and the preventive value of biatrial pacing.
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is considered to be a transient arrhythmia in the first week after cardiac surgery. ⋯ POAF is not limited to the first week after cardiac surgery but also occurs frequently in the postoperative month. It is desirable to regularly follow patients with POAF for atrial fibrillation recurrences after discharge.