About The Study: Although the incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in this study was higher than previously reported, the AF burden in these patients was very low, especially after 30 days. The very low AF burden questions the current guideline recommendations that long-term oral anticoagulation should be considered in patients with new-onset AF after CABG.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Florian Herrmann, MD, email florian.herrmann@med.uni-muenchen.de .
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