Usefulness of HATCH score as a predictor of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft

Emren V., Aldemir M., Duygu H., Kocabas U., Tecer E., Cerit L., ...More

KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA, vol.74, no.8, pp.749-753, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 74 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/kp.a2016.0045
  • Journal Name: KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.749-753
  • Keywords: atrial fibrillation, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, predictor, CARDIAC-SURGERY, PREVENTION, SURVIVAL
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The HATCH score was originally devised to predict the progression of paroxysmal AF to persistent AF.