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Does Epicardial Adipose Tissue Influence Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation?

Purpose: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is associated with atrial fibrillation. We investigated the effect of EAT on postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. Methods: In all, 77 patients underwent scheduled cardiac surgery. Before the operation, we measured total epicardial a...

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Autores principales: Kogo, Hiroko, Sezai, Akira, Osaka, Shunji, Shiono, Motomi, Tanaka, Masashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6587128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30568066
http://dx.doi.org/10.5761/atcs.oa.18-00212