Table 2.

Primary composite and single endpoints of patients with perioperative maintenance of sinus rhythm and perioperative atrial fibrillation in the total cohort (with and without LAA-amputation)

Total cohort (n = 486)	SR [n (%)]	POAF [n (%)]	HR [95% CI]	p value
	330	156
Composite endpoint	67 (20.3)	46 (29.5)	1.5 [1.03; 2.19]	0.034
All-cause mortality	37 (11.2)	32 (20.5)	1.8 [1.14; 2.95]	0.012
Stroke	14 (4.2)	10 (6.4)	1.5 [0.68; 3.47]	0.30
Rehospitalization	19 (5.8)	15 (9.6)	1.8 [0.92; 3.61]	0.08

HR hazard ratio, POAF perioperative atrial fibrillation, SR sinus rhythm

Bold value indicates p-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant