New guidelines issued for managing peri- and postoperative atrial fibrillation
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 05:33
in Health & Medicine
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) has released new evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of perioperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) and flutter for thoracic surgical procedures. "These guidelines have the potential to prevent the occurrence of atrial fibrillation in thousands of patients who undergo lung surgery in the United States each year," commented one expert.