Study of the factors related to atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: A search for a marker to predict the occurrence of atrial fibrillation before surgical intervention Akira Sezai, MD, PhD, Mitsumasa Hata, MD, PhD, Tetsuya Niino, MD, PhD, Yuji Kasamaki, MD, PhD, Toshiko Nakai, MD, PhD, Atsushi Hirayama, MD, PhD, Kazutomo Minami, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 137, Issue 4, Pages 895-900 (April 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.003 Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Correlation between the preoperative levels of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), pyridinoline cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (I-CTP), and hyaluronic acid in the blood and ANP, I-CTP, and hyaluronic acid in the right atrium. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009 137, 895-900DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.003) Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions