European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Feb 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyCirculating cardiac biomarkers and postoperative atrial fibrillation in the OPERA trial.
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication after cardiac surgery and predicts increased morbidity and mortality. Identification of patients at high risk of POAF with the help of circulating biomarkers may enable early preventive treatment but data are limited, especially in contemporary surgical patients. ⋯ Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, NT-proBNP and hs-cTnT are related to clinical and surgical characteristics, have different perioperative time courses but are not independently associated with risk of POAF.