Relationship of blood transfusion and increased risk of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Author	hassa Radmehr	en
Issued Date	2008-04-30	en
Abstract	New onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery contributes to increased morbidity , hospital length of stay and resource utilization. Although many aspects of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery is obvious , the mechanism by which cardiac surgery predispose spatients to AF is unknown as yet . Recent evidence support an inflammatory role in development of AF . Blood transfusion augmented the inflammatory response and so incidence of postoperative AF. Method : Retrospective study from January 2005 to July 2007 on 2095 patients who underwent isolated CABG with or without valve replacement . Variables associated with development of new onset AF were identified by logistic regression .Results : Blood transfusion was performed in 487 patients that was associated with a significant increase in new onset of AF (45.9% vs 37.9% ; p	en
DOI	https://doi.org/	en
Keyword	Blood transfusion	en
Keyword	Atrial fibrillation CABG	en
Publisher	Brieflands	en
Title	Relationship of blood transfusion and increased risk of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery	en
Type	Research Article	en

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