Incidence of late atrial fibrillation in bilateral lung versus heart transplants

Conclusions
We documented an increased probability of late-onset atrial fibrillation among bilateral orthotopic lung transplant patients compared to orthotopic heart transplant patients. This was a hypothesis-generating study that suggests a potential role for cardiac autonomic innervation in the genesis of atrial fibrillation.

Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - October 9, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Magruder, J. T., Plum, W., Crawford, T. C., Grimm, J. C., Borja, M. C., Berger, R. D., Tandri, H., Calkins, H., Cameron, D. E., Mandal, K. Tags: Cardiac Source Type: research