Clinical Study
The Role of BNP and CRP in Predicting the Development of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Table 1
Patient characteristics by postoperative AF.
| | | AF () | Non-AF () | value |
| | Age (y) (mean ± SD) | | | 0.01 | | Sex (male) [ (%)] | 43 (98) | 75 (93) | ns | | Art. HTN [ (%)] | 33 (75) | 50 (62) | ns | | DM [ (%)] | 15 (34) | 23 (28) | ns | | Renal insufficiency [ (%)] | 1 (2.3) | 2 (2.5) | ns | | Nicotin abuse [ (%)] | 8 (18) | 37 (46) | 0.004 | | Alcohol abuse [ (%)] | 1 (2.3) | 2 (2.5) | ns | | ACEI preop. [ (%)] | 29 (66) | 48 (59) | ns | | Diuretics preop. [ (%)] | 11 (25) | 15 (18.5) | ns | | Digitalis preop. [ (%)] | 2 (4.5) | 2 (2.5) | ns | | CCB preop. [ (%)] | 15 (34) | 18 (22) | ns | | Beta-blocker preop. [ (%)] | 32 (72.8) | 66 (81.5) | ns | | LIMA [ (%)] | 41 (93) | 80 (99) | ns | | SVGs ≥ two [ (%)] | 27 (61.5) | 41 (51) | ns | | SVG →RCA [ (%)] | 27 (61.5) | 39 (48) | ns | | “Off-pump” surgery [ (%)] | 4 (9) | 18 (22) | ns | Extubation within
24 hrs [ (%)] | 32 (72.8) | 63 (77.7) | ns | | Hospital stay (d) (median) | 7 | 6 | 0.03 | Hemoglobin (g/dL)
(mean ± SD) | | | ns | Blood urea (mg/dL)
(mean ± SD) | | | ns | | Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) (mean ± SD) | | | ns | Na+preop. (mmol/mL)
(mean ± SD) | | | ns | K+preop. (mmol/mL)
(mean ± SD) | | | ns |
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AF: atrial fibrillation; : number of cases; y: years; SD: standard deviation; Art. HTN: arterial hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; CCB: calcium channel blockers; preop: preoperative; LIMA: left internal mammary artery; SVG: saphenous vein graft; RCA: right coronary artery; hrs: hours; ns: nonsignificant.
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