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. 2015 Sep;31(5):436–443. doi: 10.6515/ACS20150609A

Table 2. Patients’ cardiac status before cardiopulmonary bypass between non-post operative atrial fibrillation and post operative atrial fibrillation groups .

Cardiac status Non-POAF N = 140 POAF N = 126 p-value
IABP 7 (5.00%) 18 (14.29%) 0.011*
CK-MB 72.00 ± 99.63 108.98 ± 157.82 0.025*
Troponin-I 9.67 ± 16.27 20.15 ± 30.49 0.001#
LV EF (%) 58.19 ± 13.02 48.94 ± 15.19 < 0.001#
LV dysfunction 39 (27.86%) 63 (50.00%) < 0.001#
PAP 28.40 ± 8.75 33.09 ± 11.89 < 0.001#
TR (≥ ++) 6 (4.29%) 19 (15.08%) 0.003#
MR (≥ ++) 18 (12.86%) 34 (26.98%) 0.005#

CK-MB, creatine phosphokinase-MB; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; LV, left ventricular; LV EF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MR, mitral regurgitation; Non-POAF, non-post operative atrial fibrillation; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure; POAF, post-operative atrial fibrillation; TR, tricuspid regurgitation.

* p-value < 0.05; # p-value < 0.01.