title: Atrial fibrillation early postoperatively following minimally invasive cardiac valvular surgery.
abstract: We report a cohort of our first 100 minimally invasive cardiac valvular operations matched 1:1 by age and valvular surgery type with patients undergoing a traditional midline sternotomy approach. The prevalence of postoperative atrial fibrillation among patients with minimally invasive procedures versus traditional midline sternotomy was 26.3% versus 38.0%, respectively (p = 0.08). Neither multiple logistic regression nor Kaplan-Meier distribution analysis identified differences in postoperative atrial fibrillation between the 2 surgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA. asherc@cesmtp.ccf.org
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: DiMengo
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Arheart
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Blackstone
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cosgrove
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy