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Concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery for people undergoing cardiac surgery.
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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Huffman MD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5046840 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery for people undergoing cardiac surgery.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20160822 8
<h4>Background</h4>People with atrial fibrillation (AF) often undergo cardiac surgery for other underlying reasons and are frequently offered concomitant AF surgery to reduce the frequency of short- and long-term AF and improve short- and long-term outcomes.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the effects of concomitant AF surgery among people with AF who are undergoing cardiac surgery on short-term and long-term (12 months or greater) health-related outcomes, health-related quality of life, and costs.< ...[more]