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Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: Common, Variably Treated, and Linked to Worse 1-Year Outcomes
By MedXY|Jun 19, 2026
The VISION Cardiac Surgery cohort found POAF in about one-third of patients, with wide variation in discharge treatment. POAF strongly predicted later atrial fibrillation and was associated with higher 1-year mortality.
