Association of left posterior pericardiotomy with postoperative atrial fibrillation in Isolated OPCAB: a propensity-weighted analysis.

J Cardiothorac Surg · 2026 · PMC13285440 · PMID 42069666

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.24not close (p > 0.1)

4.3%), but this association did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.24), and effusion grade (small vs. moderate) was not associated with POAF occurrence ( p = 0.60).

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