Preoperative Left Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction Predicts Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Operation - A Velocity Vector Imaging-Based Study -

Abstract

VVI-derived strain imaging could be used as an adjunctive non-invasive method for evaluating subclinical atrial mechanical dysfunction in patients undergoing CABG. This might help us to identify patients with high risk of POAF in clinical practice.