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• TITLE: The Relationship between the Changes of Blood NT-proBNP Levels and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Occurance in Coronary Artery By-Pass Grafting Surgery Patients

  AUTHORS: Davut Azboy, Erdal Simsek, Burak Erdolu, Zeki Temizturk, Mehmet Ali Yilmaz, Kasim Karapinar

  KEYWORDS: Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, NT-proBNP, Open Heart Surgery

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Access Library Journal, Vol.3 No.1, January 7, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Background: The new onset of atrial fibrillation (NOAF) can be occurred after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. NOAF can be occurred because of postoperative severe hemodynamic instability, long duration of ICU and hospital staying time, morbidity and mortality. Our aim of this study was to investigate whether N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a cause of NOAF after CABG. Methods: Forty CABG patients were enrolled for this study. Twenty patients operated on cardiopulmonary bypass (Group I; n: 20). The remaining patients have operated using a beating heart technique (Group II; n: 20). The NT-proBNP levels were calculated pre- and postoperatively. Results: High rate of NOAF was detected in group I patients (P