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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2015 Jun 21;1(4):296–305. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2015.05.009

Table 1.

Postoperative atrial arrhythmia

Characteristics No postoperative AA
n = 220
With postoperative AA
n = 73
Univariable
OR (95%CI)
p-value Multivariable
OR(95%CI)
p-value
Age(year) 56±14 60±10 1.03 (1.01,1.06) 0.007 1.03 (1.00,1.07) 0.061
Male gender 114 (51.8) 54 (74.0) 2.64 (1.47,4.75) 0.001 1.97 (0.95,4.09) 0.069
BMI(kg/m2) 25.1±5.6 26.7±5.2 1.05 (1.00,1.10) 0.040 1.05 (0.98,1.13) 0.174
Pulmonary pathology
 Group A; obstructive 60 (27.3) 17 (23.3) 1.00 (Reference) - - -
 Group B; vascular 5 (2.3) 1 (1.4) 0.71 (0.08,6.46) 0.758 - -
 Group C; immunologic 17 (7.7) 4 (5.5) 0.83 (0.25,2.80) 0.764 - -
 Group D; restrictive 138 (62.7) 51 (69.9) 1.30 (0.70,2.44) 0.406 - -
Preoperative O2 support (lpm) 4 (3–6) 4 (3–6) 0.98 (0.93,1.04) 0.507 - -
Ventilator/ECMO 6 (2.7) 1 (1.4) 0.50 (0.06,4.18) 0.519 - -
History of CAD 88 (40.0) 33 (45.2) 1.20 (0.68,2.11) 0.534 - -
History of hypertension 116 (52.7) 42 (57.9) 1.22 (0.71,2.07) 0.476 - -
History of diabetes mellitus 69 (31.4) 17 (23.3) 0.66 (0.36,1.23) 0.191 0.48 (0.22,1.07) 0.074
History of dyslipidemia 86 (39.1) 37 (50.7) 1.60 (0.94,2.73) 0.083 1.58 (0.43,5.79) 0.491
History of smoking 88 (40.0) 33 (45.2) 1.24 (0.73,2.11) 0.434 - -
History of stroke 4 (1.8) 1 (1.4) 0.75 (0.08,6.82) 0.798 - -
CHADS2 score 1 (0–1) 1 (0–1) 0.80 (0.47,1.38) 0.429 - -
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 0.8±0.3 0.8±0.3 1.20 (0.43,3.35) 0.726 - -
Cardiovascular medications
 Statins 76 (34.5) 31 (42.5) 1.40 (0.81,2.40) 0.224 0.83 (0.24,3.31) 0.866
 Aspirin 50 (22.7) 20 (27.4) 1.28 (0.70,2.35) 0.418 - -
 Beta blockers 40 (18.2) 13 (17.8) 0.98 (0.49,1.95) 0.943 - -
 ACEI 28 (12.7) 11 (15.1) 1.22 (0.57,2.59) 0.610 - -
 ARB 21 (9.5) 7 (9.6) 1.01 (0.41,2.47) 0.991 - -
 Calcium channel blockers 36 (16.4) 13 (17.8) 1.11 (0.55,2.23) 0.774 - -
 Diuretics 68 (30.9) 18 (24.7) 0.73 (0.40,1.34) 0.311 - -
Echocardiographic data
 LVEF (%) 60±6 60±5 1.00 (0.96,1.05) 0.873
 LVEDD (cm) 4.1±0.6 4.4±0.5 1.91 (1.16,3.15) 0.011 1.37 (0.75,2.50) 0.307
 IVSD (cm) 1.00±0.89 0.92±0.36 0.83 (0.50,1.39) 0.479 - -
 LAV (cm) 40±19 43±21 1.01 (0.99,1.03) 0.315 - -
 LAA (cm2) 16±10 16±5 1.00 (0.97,1.04) 0.929 - -
Right heart catheterization data
 mPAP (kPa) 3.47±1.33 (26±10 mmHg) 3.20±1.07 (24±8 mmHg) 0.97 (0.93,1.00) 0.042 0.95 (0.91,0.99) 0.027
 Pulmonary hypertension 88 (43.6) 18 (28.6) 0.52 (0.28,0.96) 0.036 - -
 PCWP (kPa) 1.33±0.67 (10±5 mmHg) 1.33±0.67 (10±5 mmHg) 1.00 (0.94,1.06) 0.900 - -
Double lung transplant 130 (59.4) 53 (72.6) 1.81 (1.02,3.24) 0.044 2.79 (1.36,5.75) 0.005
Lung allocation score 38.2 (33.6–45.0) 37.5 (34.5–43.8) 1.00 (0.99,1.02) 0.765
Ischemic time(minute) 202±68 217±61 1.00 (1.00,1.01) 0.096 1.00 (0.99,1.01) 0.732
Peak troponin (mg/dl) 6.2 (3.5–12.5) 8.6 (3.6–15.1) 1.00 (1.00,1.01) 0.509 - -
Vasopressor use 179 (81.4) 68 (93.2) 3.12 (1.18,8.21) 0.022 1.81 (0.55,5.98) 0.329