?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=To+Pace+Or+Not+To+Pace!+%E2%80%93+Prevention+Of+Atrial+Fibrillation+After+Coronary+Artery+Bypass+Surgery&rft.creator=Vora%2C+Amit&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Atrial+fibrillation+(AF)+is+a+very+undesirable%2C+but+unfortunately+a+common+arrhythmia+following+coronary+artery+bypass+graft+(CABG)+surgery%2C+occurring+in+up+to+40%25+of+patients.+There+is+an+increase+in+hospital+stay+and+adds+to+the+overall+cost+of+the+surgery.+Atrial+fibrillation+occurrence+may+identify+a+subset+of+patients+with+reduced+survival.+Prevention+of+AF+therefore+would+have+a+significant+positive+impact+on+patients+undergoing+CABG+surgery.+Based+on+the+mechanism+of+postoperative+AF%2C+it+seems+likely+that+overcoming+the+slow+atrial+conduction+with+reduction+in+the+dispersion+of+atrial+refractoriness+and+suppression+of+the+atrial+ectopy+should+prevent+AF.+With+these+considerations+atrial+overdrive+pacing+to+prevent+post+CABG+AF+has+been+evaluated+with+a+number+of+randomized%2C+controlled+trials.&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%2F4164%2F1%2Fvora.pdf&rft.identifier=++Vora%2C+Amit++(2005)+To+Pace+Or+Not+To+Pace!+%E2%80%93+Prevention+Of+Atrial+Fibrillation+After+Coronary+Artery+Bypass+Surgery.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4164%2F