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Predictors of atrial fibrillation post coronary artery bypass graft surgery: new scoring system

Open Heart

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is common and results in significant increases in hospital stay and financial encumbrance. Objective Determine and use the predictors of postoperative AF (POAF) following CABG to develop a new predictive screening tool.

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Prediction of postoperative stroke in patients experienced coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a machine learning approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

33 preoperative clinical features and 4 postoperative complications were collected in each group.

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Limited Access to Aortic Valve Procedures in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Areas

Journal of the American Heart Association

We estimate the relationship between local deprivation ranking and differences in volumes of aortic valve replacement, which include transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery and laparoscopic colectomy (LC).

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Health Care Use and Expenditures Associated With Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Eligible Medicare Fee‐for‐Service Beneficiaries

Journal of the American Heart Association

Nearly 65% of beneficiaries had a percutaneous coronary intervention, 33.5% had a coronary artery bypass graft, and 16.8% Participants attended 2 sessions of CR within 365 days of the event. Propensity score matching was used to identify CReligible nonparticipants. had an acute myocardial infarction, 17.5%

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ECG in LMCA Stenosis

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Angiography done after initial stabilization showed severe stenosis of distal left main coronary artery. In addition, there were multiple lesions in all three vessels, making a standard indication for an urgent coronary artery bypass grafting. 2016 Sep;68 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S226-S227. 2016; 6:49-51.

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Hospital Variation in Skilled Nursing Facility Use After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundOver 20% of patients are discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but little is known about specific drivers for postdischarge SNF use. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Administrative Model for Profiling Hospital Performance on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Based on the Chinese Hospital Quality Monitoring System

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundWe aimed to develop an administrative model to profile the performance on the outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting across hospitals in China.Methods and ResultsThis retrospective study was based on the Chinese Hospital Quality Monitoring System (HQMS) from 2016 to 2020.