title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan. nitta@nms.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nitta
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male