?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Role+of+Biatrial+Pacing+in+Prevention+of+Atrial+Fibrillation+after+Coronary+Artery+Bypass+Surgery&rft.creator=Eslami%2C+Massoud&rft.creator=Mirkhani%2C+Hamid+S.&rft.creator=Sanatkar%2C+Mehdi&rft.creator=Bayat%2C+Homeira&rft.creator=Sattarzadeh%2C+Roya&rft.creator=Mirhoseini%2C+Mahmood&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Background%3A+Atrial+fibrillation+(AF)+after+coronary+artery+bypass+graft+surgery+(CABG)+constitutes+the+most+common+sustained+arrhythmia+and+results+in+prolonged+hospitalization.+The+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+assess+simultaneous+right+and+left+atrial+pacing+as+prophylaxis+for+postoperative+atrial+fibrillation.%0A%0AMethods+and+Results%3A+From+July+2003+to+May+2004%2C+120+patients+without+structural+heart+disease+and+who+underwent+CABG+were+randomly+classified+into+one+of+the+following+3+groups%3A+biatrial+pacing+(BAP)%2C+left+atrial+pacing+(LAP)%2C+and+no+pacing+(control).+Atrial+pacing+was+performed+for+4+days.+Post-CABG+AF+was+significantly+reduced+in+BAP+group+compared+to+single-site+and+control+group+(BAP%2C+17.5%25%3B+LAP%2C+30%25%3B+control%2C+45%25%3B+p%3D0.02).+The+mean+length+of+hospital+stay+was+significantly+reduced+in+BAP+group.+Hospital+charges+were+not+significantly+different+between+three+groups.+The+mean+length+of+hospital+stay+was+most+significantly+reduced+in+BAP+group+(6.1%C2%B11.2+versus+9.0%C2%B14.1+days+in+the+control+groups%3B+p%3D0.002%2C+and+8.7%C2%B11.3+days+in+LAP+groups%3B+p%3D0.01).+The+mean+length+of+stay+in+the+intensive+care+unit+was+also+significantly+reduced+in+the+BAP+group+(2.8%C2%B10.7+versus+4.6%C2%B14.5+days+in+control+group%3B+p%3D0.04%2C+and+4.2%C2%B13.2++days+in+LAP+group%3B+p%3D0.01).%0A%0AConclusions%3A+Simultaneous+right+and+left+atrial+pacing+is+well+tolerated+and+is+more+effective+in+preventing+post-CABG+AF+than+single-site+pacing%2C+and%2C+results+in+a+shortened+hospital+stay.+Identifying+patients+at+risk+for+developing+postoperative+AF+and+using+this+prophylactic+method+may+be+the+optimal+effective+strategy.+%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2005-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4163%2F1%2Fsanatkar.pdf&rft.identifier=++Eslami%2C+Massoud+and+Mirkhani%2C+Hamid+S.+and+Sanatkar%2C+Mehdi+and+Bayat%2C+Homeira+and+Sattarzadeh%2C+Roya+and+Mirhoseini%2C+Mahmood++(2005)+Role+of+Biatrial+Pacing+in+Prevention+of+Atrial+Fibrillation+after+Coronary+Artery+Bypass+Surgery.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4163%2F