AFib after surgery could be a warning sign of heart failure

Patients who develop atrial fibrillation (AFib) after surgery face a higher risk of being hospitalized for heart failure, according to new data published in the European Heart Journal.[1] The study’s authors tracked data from more than 76,000 patients who underwent heart surgery and more than 2.9 million patients who underwent a surgery unrelated to their heart. All patients were treated in one…

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