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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 2.

Late atrial arrhythmia

Characteristics No late AA
n = 251
With late AA
n = 42
Univariable
HR(95%CI)
p-value Multivariable
HR(95%CI)
p-value
Age(year) 56±14 61±11 1.04 (1.01,1.07) 0.015 1.03 (0.97,1.09) 0.364
Male gender 140 (55.8) 28 (66.7) 1.59 (0.83,3.02) 0.159 0.89 (0.27,2.93) 0.852
BMI(kg/m2) 25.3±5.6 26.7±5.2 1.05 (0.99,1.11) 0.103 1.00 (0.90,1.10) 0.955
Pulmonary pathology
 Group A; obstructive 66 (26.3) 11 (26.2) 1.00 (Reference) - 1.00 (Reference) -
 Group B; vascular 3 (1.2) 3 (7.1) 4.21 (1.16,15.26) 0.028 80.83 (4.07,1604.32) 0.004
 Group C; immunologic 20 (8.0) 1 (2.4) 0.33 (0.04,2.57) 0.291 - -
 Group D; restrictive 162 (64.5) 27 (64.3) 1.32 (0.65,2.67) 0.438 - -
Preoperative O2 support(lpm) 4 (3–6) 2 (2–5) 0.97 (0.90,1.04) 0.369 - -
Ventilator/ECMO 7 (2.8) 0 (0) 0.05 (0.01,>100) 0.586 - -
History of CAD 99 (46.5) 22 (57.9) 1.54 (0.81,2.95) 0.188 3.89 (1.03,14.68) 0.045
History of hypertension 131 (52.2) 27 (64.3) 1.63 (0.87,3.06) 0.131 1.40 (0.42,4.65) 0.586
History of diabetes mellitus 71 (28.3) 15 (35.7) 1.57 (0.83,2.95) 0.165 2.41 (0.73,7.96) 0.149
History of dyslipidemia 104 (41.4) 19 (45.2) 1.30 (0.71,2.39) 0.404 - -
History of smoking 103 (41.0) 18 (42.9) 1.04 (0.57,1.93) 0.891 - -
History of stroke 5 (2.0) 0 (0) 0.05 (0.01,>100) 0.543 - -
CHADS2 score 1 (0–1) 1 (1–2) 1.08 (0.59,1.99) 0.808 - -
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 0.8±0.2 0.8±0.3 2.11 (0.67,6.70) 0.204 0.78 (0.12,5.10) 0.799
Cardiovascular medications
 Statins 96 (38.2) 11 (26.2) 0.65 (0.32,1.28) 0.212 0.17 (0.05,0.65) 0.009
 Aspirin 61 (24.3) 9 (21.4) 0.86 (0.41,1.81) 0.699 - -
 Beta blockers 41 (16.3) 12 (28.6) 2.04 (1.04,3.99) 0.037 1.06 (0.28,4.01) 0.933
 ACEI 33 (13.1) 6 (14.3) 1.26 (0.53,2.98) 0.606 - -
 ARB 25 (10.0) 3 (7.1) 0.62 (0.19,2.00) 0.423 - -
 Calcium channel blockers 40 (15.9) 9 (21.4) 1.50 (0.72,3.14) 0.280 - -
 Diuretics 72 (28.7) 14 (33.3) 1.44 (0.75,2.73) 0.271 - -
Echocardiographic data
 LVEF (%) 60±6 60±4 1.01 (0.95,1.06) 0.851 - -
 LVEDD (cm) 4.2±0.6 4.3±0.6 1.25 (0.71,2.21) 0.447 - -
 IVSD (cm) 1.00±0.83 0.89±0.41 0.73 (0.33,1.62) 0.443 - -
 LAV (cm3) 40±19 44±18 1.01 (0.99,1.04) 0.176 0.99 (0.96,1.02) 0.543
 LAA (cm2) 16±9 17±8 1.01 (0.98,1.05) 0.360 - -
Right heart catheterization data
 mPAP (kPa) 3.47±1.20 (26±9 mmHg) 3.60±1.60 (27±12 mmHg) 1.01 (0.98,1.04) 0.508 - -
 Pulmonary hypertension 89 (39.2) 17 (44.7) 1.18 (0.62,2.23) 0.620 - -
 PCWP (kPa) 1.33±0.53 (10±4 mmHg) 1.33±0.80 (10±6 mmHg) 1.01 (0.94,1.08) 0.874 - -
Double lung transplant 157 (62.8) 26 (61.9) 0.98 (0.53,1.84) 0.959 - -
Lung allocation score 37.8 (33.8–45.0) 38.2 (33.9–43.6) 1.00 (0.98,1.02) 0.795 - -
Ischemic time (minute) 204±67 213±63 1.00 (1.00,1.01) 0.361 - -
Peak troponin (mg/dl) 7.0 (3.7–12.5) 8.0 (4.1–17.8) 1.00 (0.99,1.01) 0.728 - -
Vasopressor use 212 (84.5) 35 (83.3) 1.26 (0.56,2.87) 0.575 - -
Postoperative AA 48 (19.1) 25 (59.5) 6.08 (3.25,11.38) <0.001 13.52 (3.90,46.93) <0.001