Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation After Conventional and Beating Heart Coronary Surgery
- 26 September 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 102 (13), 1530-1535
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.102.13.1530
Abstract
Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the morbidity of CABG. The pathophysiology is uncertain, and its prevention remains suboptimal. This prospective, randomized study was designed to define the role of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cardioplegic arrest in the pathogenesis of this complication. Methods and Results—Two hundred patients were prospectively randomized to (1) on-pump conventional surgery [(100 patients, 79 men, mean age 63 (40 to 77) years)] with normothermic CPB and cardioplegic arrest of the heart or (2) off-pump surgery [(100 patients, 82 men, mean age 63 (38 to 86) years)] on the beating heart. Heart rate and rhythm were continuously monitored with an automated arrhythmia detector during the first 72 hours after surgery. Thereafter, routine clinical observation was performed and continuous monitoring restarted in the case of arrhythmia. The association of perioperative factors with AF was investigated by univariate analysis. Significant variables were then included into a stepwise logistic regression model to ascertain their independent influence on the occurrence of AF. There were no significant baseline differences between groups. Thirty-nine patients in the on-pump group and 8 patients in the off-pump group had postoperative sustained AF (P=0.001). Univariate analysis showed that CPB inclusive of cardioplegic arrest, postoperative inotropic support, intubation time, chest infection, and hospital length of stay were predictors of AF (all PConclusions—CPB inclusive of cardioplegic arrest is the main independent predictor of postoperative AF in patients undergoing coronary revascularization.Keywords
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