Recommendations for Prevention of AF After Cardiac Surgery

Referenced studies that support the recommendations are summarized in the Online Data Supplement.

COR	LOE	Recommendations
2a	B-R	1. In patients undergoing cardiac surgery who are at high risk for postoperative AF, it is reasonable to administer short-term prophylactic beta blockers or amiodarone to reduce the incidence of postoperative AF.1–5
2a	B-R	2. In patients undergoing CABG, aortic valve, or ascending aortic aneurysm operations, it is reasonable to perform concomitant posterior left pericardiotomy to reduce the incidence of postoperative AF.6,7