Commentary on : New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Long-Term Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft by El-chami et.al

Citation : Giovanni Filardo.Commentary on : New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Long-Term Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft by El-chami et.al .JAFIB.2010 May;Volume 2 Issue(1): 740-741.

El-Chami and colleagues report that new-onset post-operative atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a significant reduction in long-term survival (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.21; 95% confidence interval: 1.12 to 1.32; follow-up: mean 6 years, range: 0 to 12.5 years) for patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Moreover, the authors suggest that patients with new-onset post-CABG AF discharged on warfarin experienced reduced mortality during follow-up (adjusted HR: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.66 to 0.92) when compared to those who were not discharged on warfarin.