Journal article
Risk of stroke after surgery in patients with and without chronic atrial fibrillation
Abstract
SUMMARY BACKGROUND: The extent to which chronic atrial fibrillation affects the risk of postoperative stroke is largely unknown.
OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the 30-day rate of stroke among patients with and without chronic AF who underwent 10 different types of surgery.
Authors
KAATZ S; DOUKETIS JD; ZHOU H; GAGE BF; WHITE RH
Journal
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 884–890
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03781.x
ISSN
1538-7933