The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guideline on the Prophylaxis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation Associated With General Thoracic Surgery: Executive Summary Hiran C. Fernando, MD, Michael T. Jaklitsch, MD, Garrett L. Walsh, MD, James E. Tisdale, PhD, Charles D. Bridges, MD, ScD, John D. Mitchell, MD, Joseph B. Shrager, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 3, Pages 1144-1152 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.104 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) flowchart. (ASA = acetylsalicylic acid [aspirin]; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ILD = interstitial lung disease; INR = international normalized ratio.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1144-1152DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.104) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions