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Atrial Fibrillation Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery Incidence And Risk Factors, Ahmed Hamdy Basiony, Medhat Refaie, Ahmed Sultan

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: Atrial fibrillation is a common complication following cardiac surgery, especially coronary artery bypass grafting. Although this condition mostly benign but it can increase mortality and morbidity postoperative and leading to longer ICU stay and increase the costs. Aim of the work: to investigate and analyse the atrial fibrillation incidence and risk factors in patient undergoing CABG in addition to its effect on intensive care unit and postoperative hospital stay. Patients and methods: Our study was retrospective non-randomized. Between January 2018 and January 2020, 50 patients were recruited from a total of 225 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft …