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• Predicting New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery Patients.

  Tran DT, Perry JJ, Dupuis JY, Elmestekawy E, Wells GA. Tran DT, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5):1117-26. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.12.012. Epub 2014 Dec 13. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015. PMID: 25857671
• Preoperative Echocardiographic Parameters of Diastolic Dysfunction Did Not Provide a Predictive Value for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Lung and Esophageal Cancer Surgery.

  Ai D, Lasala J, Mehran JR, Xu G, Banchs J, Cata JP. Ai D, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5):1127-30. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.012. Epub 2015 Jan 8. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015. PMID: 25976602
• Low Circulating Levels of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Before Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery May Predict Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation.

  Bouchot O, Guenancia C, Kahli A, Pujos C, Malapert G, Vergely C, Laurent G. Bouchot O, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5):1131-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.023. Epub 2015 Jan 9. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015. PMID: 25990268
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery.

  Wong JK, Maxwell BG, Kushida CA, Sainani KL, Lobato RL, Woo YJ, Pearl RG. Wong JK, et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Oct;29(5):1140-7. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.03.024. Epub 2015 Mar 26. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015. PMID: 26154572