Predictive Value of Preoperative Left Atrial Strain Parameters on Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Preoperative left atrial (LA) strain parameters measured by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography have been used to predict postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine whether preoperative LA strain parameters predict POAF after cardiac surgery.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane database, and Google Scholar were searched manually until January 31, 2025. Studies where preoperative LA strain was used to predict POAF following cardiac surgery in adults were considered. Reviews, case series, case reports, and studies where patients were in preoperative atrial fibrillation were excluded.

Results

Twenty-four observational studies involving 2242 patients were included. Preoperative LA rese

SUBMITTER: Misra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12920041 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature