Research Article

Preoperative Arrhythmias Such as Atrial Fibrillation: Cardiovascular Surgery Risk Factor

Table 1

Preoperative variables of sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation patients ( ).

VariableArrhythmia (FiA)
Lot patients
Sinus rhythm
Lot patients
value

Median age ± SD63.34 ± 9.60859.40 ± 8.804
Female sex16.8% (38)18.1% (162)
Previous AMI50.9% (115)49,7% (444)
Interval between AMI and operation
 1–7 days1.7% (3)0.8% (8)
 8–21 days2.2% (5)2.7% (24)
 21–90 days14.1% (32)12.7% (113)
 <90 days18.0% (40)16.2% (147)
 >90 days33.2% (75)32.7% (292)
Diabetes mellitus23.5% (53)29.1% (260)
HTN
 I11.0% (25)11.4% (79)
 II28.3% (64)29% (259)
 III29.2% (66)28.5% (255)
 Without HTN31.4% (71)33.5% (300)
Smoker 35.9% (66)29.2% (321)
Serum creatinine > 200  mol/L3.53% (8)2.46% (22)
COPD9.3% (21)7.7% (69)
Extracardiac arterial disease 14.2% (32)12.5% (112)
Cerebrovascular events15% (34)10.9% (97)
( )
Type of operation
 Emergent6.6% (15)3.1% (28)
 Elective92% (208) 96.8% (864)
EF < 30%20.38 ± 4.74923.28 ± 3.286
EF = 30–50%44.01 ± 6.45944.60 ± 5.831
EF > 50%57.78 ± 6.94060.81 ± 5.493
Type of cardiac procedure
 CABG without valvular procedure 69% (156)85.4% (763)
 CABG with valvular procedure30.5% (69)14.4% (129)
Extracorporeal circulation time (min) (ECCT)149.99 ± 66.54
The interval between 52 and 725
138.27 ± 52.75
The interval between 16 and 596

( )
Aortic clamping time (min) (ACT)102.069 ± 39.327
The interval between 0 and 278
95.31 ± 37.688
The interval between 11 and 330
Mortality4.0% (9)1.2% (11)

AMI: acute myocardial infarction.
HTN: arterial hypertension.
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
EF: ejection fraction.
CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting.