title: Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Surgery for People Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
abstract: Should patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation who are undergoing cardiac surgery undergo concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery?
  
  
  
  There is moderate-quality evidence that concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery approximately doubles the likelihood of freedom from atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, or atrial tachycardia while not receiving antiarrhythmic medications at least 3 months after the procedure with a small absolute increase in needing a permanent pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois2Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois3Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois4Associate Editor, JAMA Cardiology.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Huffman
authors.affiliation: Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois5Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: S Chris
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Malaisrie
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois3Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Kunal N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Karmali
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic