BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Table 2 Follow-up in chronological order

From: The study protocol for PREDICT AF RECURRENCE: a PRospEctive cohort stuDy of surveIllanCe for perioperaTive Atrial Fibrillation RECURRENCE in major non-cardiac surgery for malignancy

	1	3	6	12	24	36	48	60	(month)
New-onset POAF
clinic visit	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
blood examination	✔		✔	✔
event recorder	✔		✔^a	✔
12-lead ECG	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
No POAF
clinic visit	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
blood examination	✔		✔	✔
Known PAF prior to surgery
clinic visit	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
blood examination	✔		✔	✔

^a: if required
ECG: electrocardiogram; PAF: paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; POAF: perioperative atrial fibrillation

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