Table 3.
AF recurrence and SR maintenance rates
| ECG | Early postop/period | At discharge | After 3 months | After 6 months | After 1 year | After 3 years | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study group | |||||||
| AF, n (%) | 20 (37) | 38 (71) | 33 (62) | 15 (28) | 12 (23) | 10 (19) | 0.04 |
| SR, n (%) | 34 (63) | 16 (29) | 21 (38) | 39 (72) | 42 (78) | 44 (81) | 0.02 |
| Control group | |||||||
| AF, n (%) | 53 (57) | 89 (96) | 91 (98) | 89 (96) | 80 (86) | 72 (78) | 0.07 |
| SR, n (%) | 40 (43) | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 4 (4) | 13 (14) | 21 (22) | 0.16 |
| *P | 0.0168 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | |
*
Comparison of SR and AF rates between groups AF -atrial fibrillation; SR -Sinus rhythm