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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies (N = 9)

From: Perioperative risk factors for new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review

Authors (publication year)/country

Sample size

Type of CABG

Time to onset of POAF

Sample characteristics

New-onset POAF

Sinus rhythm

Mendes et al. [21]/USA

168

On-pump

3.4 ± 0.2 days after surgery(mean)

N = 57 (33.9%)

Mean age: 69.7 years

M: 72.0%

F: 28.0%

N = 111 (66.1%)

Mean age: 62.1 years

M: 65.0%

F: 35.0%

Cerillo et al. [22]/Italy

107

Both

3 days after surgery (median)

N = 33 (30.8%)

Mean age: 70.2 years

M: 78.8%

F: 21.2%

N = 74 (69.2%)

Mean age: 65.8 years

M: 68.9%

F: 31.1%

Zangrillo et al. [23]/Italy

160

Off-pump

Unreported

N = 33 (20.6%)

Mean age: 68.0 years

M: 87.9%

F: 12.1%

N = 127 (79.4%)

Mean age: 64.0 years

M: 84.3%

F: 15.7%

Akazawa et al. [24]/Japan

150

Off-pump

48 h after surgery (mean)

N = 26 (17.3%)

Mean age: 71.0 years

M: 88.0%

F: 12.0%

N = 124 (82.7%)

Mean age: 66.0 years

M: 79.0%

F: 21.0%

Wang et al. [25]/China

197

Unreported

4 days after surgery

N = 60 (30.5%)

Mean age: 71.0 years

M: 68.3%

F: 31.7%

N = 137 (69.5%)

Mean age: 64.0 years

M: 69.3%

F: 30.7%

Koolen et al. [26]/Netherlands

3148

Both

Unreported

N = 1080 (34.3%)

Mean age: 69.8 years

M: 77.0%

F: 23.0%

N = 2068 (65.7%)

Mean age: 64.7 years

M: 79.0%

F: 21.0%

Tsai et al. [27]/Taiwan

266

Both

Unreported

N = 126 (47.4%)

Mean age: 69.9 years

M: 71.4%

F: 28.6%

N = 140 (52.6%)

Mean age: 61.8 years

M: 82.1%

F: 17.9%

Vlahou et al. [28]/Greece

446

On-pump

Unreported

N = 111 (24.9%)

Mean age: 68.1 years

M: 83.8%

F: 16.2%

N = 335 (75.1%)

Mean age: 63.5 years

M: 85.9%

F: 14.1%

Daie et al. [29]/Iran

156

Unreported

Unreported

N = 29 (18.6%)

Mean age: 63.9 years

M: 62.1%

F: 37.9%

N = 127 (81.4%)

Mean age: 61.2 years

M: 68.5%

F: 31.5%

  1. CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; F, female; M, male; POAF, postoperative atrial fibrillation