Recursive partitioning–based preoperative risk stratification for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Sedrakyan A, Zhang H, Treasure T, Krumholz HM. Recursive partitioning–based preoperative risk stratification for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery. American Heart Journal 2006, 151: 720-724. PMID: 16504639, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryAtrial fibrillationLow-risk groupAggressive prophylaxisRelative riskPredictors of AFArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryRisk of AFYale-New Haven HospitalOnly ejection fractionPreoperative atrial fibrillationBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCoronary artery diseasePreoperative risk stratificationHigh-risk groupHeart disease severityPossible adverse eventsOlder age subgroupsArrhythmia prophylaxisGraft surgeryProphylactic therapyAdverse eventsBypass surgery