Table 2. Cardiac Rhythm in Hospital.

	Catheter GroupN = 83	Surgical GroupN = 83	p Value
Postoperative period
SR	29(34.9)	38(45.7)	0.15
AF	30(36.2)	36(43.4)	0.39
AFL	24(28.9)	5(6.0)	<0.001
Pacemaker	0(0)	4(4.9)	0.12
Recurrence of AF/AFL
AF	16 (19.3%)	12 (14.5%)	0.70
AFL	22 (26.5%)	2 (2.4%)	<0.001
At discharge
SR	72(86.8)	53(63.9)	<0.001
AF	4(4.8)	24(28.9)	<0.001
AFL	6(7.2)	5(6.0)	NS
Pacemaker	1(1.2)	1(1.2)	NS

Data are presented as the number (%) of patients or mean ± SD. AF, atrial fibrillation; AFL, atrial flutter; SR, sinus rhythm.