J Cardiovasc Surg
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The role of posterior pericardiotomy on the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary revascularization.
Pericardial effusion and atrial fibrillation (AF) are two common complications in coronary revascularization surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of posterior pericardiotomy in pericardial effusion and AF. ⋯ Posterior pericardiotomy significantly reduces the pericardial effusion in coronary bypass procedure postoperatively. Patients with pericardial effusion were subjected to AF more frequently.