What is it about?
Irregular heart rhythm is a serious condition with a high rate of death and complications including stroke. We have witnessed an increased risk of developing irregular heart rhythm after a heart bypass surgery. Our study explores the other risk factors such as age and gender which may furhter increase a person's risk of developing said irregular heart rhythm and its further complications.
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Why is it important?
Out study shows that certain groups of individual are at a higher risk of developing irregular heart rhythm after heart bypass surgery compared to the other populations. We have also shown that development of the irregular heart rhythm can cause higher complications and longer hospital stay.
Perspectives
I hope this article will spur further growth on this topic and provide a platform for research to indentify avenue to reduce the risk of developing irregular heart rhythm after heart surgery.
Zhao Quan Chou
Although various papers have been written on this subject, none came from a Malaysian experience. The National Heart Institute which is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is the largest heart institute in the country. We operate approximately 1800 CABG patients per year. This is the first paper from Malaysia that reported our experience. And we intended to pursue this topic by doing a prospective research in trying to reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation post CABG by using a potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, Tocotrienol, which is an isomer of Vitamin E derived from Palm Oil.
Dato' Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa
Monash University
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This page is a summary of: A retrospective study on atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery at The National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, F1000Research, February 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.13244.1.
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