title: Ability of B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Atrial fibrillation (AF) is still the most frequent rhythm disturbance after coronary artery surgery. Our aim was to evaluate the predictive value of preoperative brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels for determining postoperative new-onset AF in patients undergoing isolated first-time coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 144 consecutive patients (51 women and 93 men) who underwent isolated CABG. Preoperative and postoperative data were collected. Preoperative BNP levels were measured the day before surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median preoperative BNP level was 68 pg/mL. Postoperative AF occurred in 36 (25%) of the patients. Univariate analyses showed that both advanced age and median preoperative BNP levels were associated with postoperative AF (63.9 +/- 8 years versus 57.3 +/- 9.8 years, P < .001; 226 pg/mL versus 65.2 pg/mL, P <.001). Both variables remained independent predictors of postoperative AF after multivariate logistic regression analyses. For advanced age, the odds ratio was 1.074 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.019-1.131; P = .008); for preoperative BNP level, the odds ratio was 1.004 (95% CI, 1.001-1.006; P = .002). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve demonstrated that preoperative BNP level was a predictor of postoperative AF, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.750. A cutoff value of 135 pg/mL for AF demonstrated a 72.2% sensitivity, a 71.2% specificity, a 45.6% positive predictive value, a 88.5% negative predictive value, and a 71.5% accuracy for predicting postoperative AF.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elevated preoperative BNP levels and advanced age together are significant predictors for the development of postoperative AF in patients undergoing isolated CABG with CPB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey. tturkon@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ata
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.forename: Derih
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ay
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eris
authors.forename: Mihriban
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ari
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ata
authors.forename: Senol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozyazicioglu
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015897:Comorbidity; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain