Atrial arrhythmias after lung transplant: Underlying mechanisms, risk factors, and prognosis

• Published in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation Vol. 33; no. 7; pp. 734 - 740
• Main Authors: Orrego, Carlos M., Cordero-Reyes, Andrea M., Estep, Jerry D., Seethamraju, Harish, Scheinin, Scott, Loebe, Matthias, Torre-Amione, Guillermo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; arrhythmias; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - epidemiology; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - mortality; atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - mortality; atrial flutter; Atrial Flutter - diagnosis; Atrial Flutter - epidemiology; Atrial Flutter - mortality; Female; Humans; Incidence; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; lung transplant; Lung Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Regression Analysis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgery; Tachycardia, Supraventricular - diagnosis; Tachycardia, Supraventricular - epidemiology; Tachycardia, Supraventricular - mortality; risk factors; atrial fibrillation; arrhythmias; lung transplant; atrial flutter

Atrial arrhythmias (AAs) early after lung transplant are frequent and have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. However, the pathogenesis of AAs after lung transplant remains incompletely understood. In this study we aimed to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and other...