Practical management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 831-841

  Danelich, Ilya M ^a   Lose, Jennifer M ^a   Wright, Sampaguita S ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a   Ballinger, Beth A ^a   Larson, David W ^a   Lovely, Jenna K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; EYE SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR SURGERY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SURGERY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84908121881     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.02.038     Document Type: Review

References (92)

1. B. Maesen, J. Nijs, and J. Maessen Post-operative atrial fibrillation: A maze of mechanisms Europace 14 2012 159 174
2. P. Seguin, T. Signouret, and B. Laviolle Incidence and risk factors of atrial fibrillation in a surgical intensive care unit Crit Care Med 32 2004 722 726
3. S. Kanji, D.R. Williamson, and B.M. Yaghchi Epidemiology and management of atrial fibrillation in medical and noncardiac surgical adult intensive care unit patients J Crit Care 27 2012 326.e1 326.e8
4. D. Brathwaite, and C. Weissman The new onset of atrial arrhythmias following major noncardiothoracic surgery is associated with increased mortality Chest 114 1998 462 468
5. K.K. Christians, B. Wu, and E.J. Quebbeman Postoperative atrial fibrillation in noncardiothoracic surgical patients Am J Surg 182 2001 713 715
6. P.D. Bhave, L.E. Goldman, and E. Vittinghoff Incidence, predictors, and outcomes associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation after major noncardiac surgery Am Heart J 164 2012 918 924
7. C.A. Polanczyk, L. Goldman, and E.R. Marcantonio Supraventricular arrhythmia in patients having noncardiac surgery: clinical correlates and effect on length of stay Ann Intern Med 129 1998 279 285
8. G.S. Batra, J. Molyneux, and N.A. Scott Colorectal patients and cardiac arrhythmias detected on the surgical high dependency unit Ann R Coll Surg Engl 83 2001 174 176
9. C. Siu, H. Tung, and K. Chu Prevalence and predictors of new-onset atrial fibrillation after elective surgery for colorectal cancer PACE 28 Suppl 1 2005 S120 S123
10. S.R. Walsh, T. Tang, and C. Wijewardena Postoperative arrhythmias in general surgical patients Ann R Coll Surg Engl 89 2007 91 95
11. G.H. Sohn, D.H. Shin, and K.M. Byun The incidence and predictors of postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiothoracic surgery Korean Circ J 39 2009 100 104
12. H. Knotzer, A. Mayr, and H. Ulmer Tachyarrhythmias in a surgical intensive care unit: A case controlled epidemiologic study Intensive Care Med 26 2000 908 914
13. S.R. Walsh, J.E. Oates, and J.A. Anderson Postoperative arrhythmias in colorectal surgical patients: incidence and clinical correlates Colorect Dis 8 2006 212 216
14. C. Chelazzi, G. Villa, and A.R. De Gaudio Postoperative atrial fibrillation ISRN Cardiol 2011 2011 203179
15. J.D. Edwards, and R.G. Wilkins Atrial fibrillation precipitated by acute hypovolaemia Br Med J 294 1987 283 284
16. L. Goldman Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in hospitalized adults after surgery. Clinical correlates in patients over 40 years of age after major noncardiac surgery Chest 73 1978 450 454
17. J.M. Burris, A. Subramanian, and S. Sansgiry Perioperative atrial arrhythmias in noncardiothoracic patients: A review of risk factors and treatment strategies in the veteran population Am J Surg 200 2010 601 605
18. G. La Manna, G. Boriani, and I. Capelli Incidence and predictors of postoperative atrial fibrillation in kidney transplant recipients Transplantation 96 2013 981 986
19. D. Amar, N. Roistacher, and M. Burt Clinical and echocardiographic correlates of symptomatic tachydysrhythmias after non-cardiac thoracic surgery Chest 108 1995 349 354
20. D. Amar, H. Zhang, and D.H.Y. Leung Older age is the strongest predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation Anesthesiology 96 2002 352 356
21. W.M. Feinberg, J.L. Blackshear, and A. Laupacis Prevalence, age distribution and gender of patients with atrial fibrillation Arch Intern Med 155 1995 469 473
22. R. Kahn, M. Hargett, and B. Urquhart Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias during total joint arthroplasty Clin Orthop 296 1996 265 269
23. J.S. Bender Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in the surgical intensive care unit: An under-recognized event Am Surg 62 1996 73 75
24. S.H. Hohnloser, K.H. Kuck, and J. Lilienthal Rhythm or rate control in atrial fibrillation - Pharmacological Intervention in Atrial Fibrillation (PIAF): A randomised trial Lancet 356 2000 1789 1794
25. D.G. Wyse, A.L. Waldo, and J.P. DiMarco A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation N Engl J Med 347 2002 1825 1833
26. I.C. Van Gelder, V.E. Hagens, and H.A. Bosker A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with recurrent persistent atrial fibrillation N Engl J Med 347 2002 1834 1840
27. J. Carlsson, S. Miketic, and J. Windeler Randomized trial of rate-control versus rhythm control in persistent atrial fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 41 2003 1690 1696
28. G. Opolski, A. Torbicki, and D.A. Kosior Rate control vs rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation: the results of the Polish How to Treat Chronic Atrial (HOT CAFE) Study Chest 126 2004 476 486
29. D. Roy, M. Talajic, and S. Nattel Rhythm control versus rate control for atrial fibrillation and heart failure N Engl J Med 358 2008 2667 2677
30. S. Ogawa, T. Yamashita, and T. Yamazaki Optimal treatment strategy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: J-RHYTHM Study Circ J 73 2009 242 248
31. I.M. Danelich, B.N. Reed, and I.B. Hollis Clinical update on the management of atrial fibrillation Pharmacotherapy 33 2013 422 446
32. A.J. Camm, P. Kirchhof, and G.Y. Lip Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Eur Heart J 31 2010 2369 2429
33. L.S. Wann, A.B. Curtis, and C.T. January 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused update on the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (updating the 2006 guideline): A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Circulation 123 2011 104 123
34. M.A. Crandall, D.J. Bradley, D.L. Packer, and S.J. Asirvatham Contemporary management of atrial fibrillation: update on anticoagulation and invasive management strategies Mayo Clin Proc 84 2009 643 662
35. I.C. Van Gelder, H.F. Groenveld, and H.J. Crijns Lenient versus strict rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation N Engl J Med 362 2010 1363 1373
36. H.S. Lim, A. Hamaad, and G.Y. Lip Clinical review: clinical management of atrial fibrillation - rate control versus rhythm control Crit Care 8 2004 271 279
37. H.C. Fernando, M.T. Jaklitsch, and G.L. Walsh The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline on the prophylaxis and management of atrial fibrillation associated with general thoracic surgery: executive summary Ann Thorac Surg 92 2011 1144 1152
38. V. Fuster, L.E. Rydén, and D.S. Cannom ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society Circulation 114 2006 e257 e354
39. J.G. Bekker, and T.E. Macaulay Strategies for the management of postoperative atrial fibrillation Orthopedics 34 2011 379
40. S.M. Hollenberg, and R.P. Dellinger Noncardiac surgery: postoperative arrhythmias Crit Care Med 28 2000 N145 N150
41. J. Lee, K. Kim, and C.C. Lee Low-dose diltiazem in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response Am J Emerg Med 29 2011 849 854
42. C.W. Khoo, and G.Y. Lip Acute management of atrial fibrillation Chest 135 2009 849 859
43. B. Olshansky, L.E. Rosenfeld, and A.L. Warner The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study: Approaches to control rate in atrial fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 43 2004 1201 1208
44. A.N. Mooss, R.L. Wurdeman, and S.M. Mohiuddin Esmolol versus diltiazem in the treatment of postoperative atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter after open heart surgery Am Heart J 140 2000 176 180
45. Heart Failure Society of America, J. Lindenfeld, and N.M. Albert HFSA 2010 comprehensive heart failure practice guideline J Card Fail 16 2010 e1 e194
46. H. Jneid, J.L. Anderson, and R.S. Wright 2012 ACCF/AHA focused update of the guideline for the management of patients with unstable angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (updating the 2007 guideline and replacing the 2011 focused update): A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines J Am Coll Cardiol 60 2012 645 681
47. R.E. Goldstein, S.J. Boccuzzi, and D. Cruess Diltiazem increases late-onset congestive heart failure in postinfarction patients with early reduction in ejection fraction. The Adverse Experience Committee; and the Multicenter Diltiazem Postinfarction Research Group Circulation 83 1991 52 60
48. Brevibloc (esmolol) [package insert] 2012 Baxter Healthcare Corporation Deerfield, IL
49. Atenolol [package insert] 2007 Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Detroit, MI
50. W.H. Frishman, and M. Alwarshetty Beta-adrenergic blockers in systemic hypertension: pharmacokinetic considerations related to the current guidelines Clin Pharmacokinet 41 2002 505 516
51. S. Salpeter, T. Ormiston, and E. Salpeter Cardioselective beta-blockers for reversible airway disease Cochrane Database Syst Rev 4 2002 CD002992
52. G.A. Mashour, M. Sharifpour, and R.E. Freundlich Perioperative metoprolol and risk of stroke after noncardiac surgery Anesthesiology 119 2013 1340 1346
53. C. Ashes, S. Judelman, and D.N. Wijeysundera Selective β1-antagonism with bisoprolol is associated with fewer postoperative strokes than atenolol or metoprolol: A single-center cohort study of 44,092 consecutive patients Anesthesiology 119 2013 777 787
54. B.G. Phillips, A.J. Gandhi, and C.A. Sanoski Comparison of intravenous diltiazem and verapamil for the acute treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter Pharmacotherapy 17 1997 1238 1245
55. M. Böhm, R.H. Schwinger, and E. Erdmann Different cardiodepressant potency of various calcium antagonists in human myocardium Am J Cardiol 65 1990 1039 1041
56. R.H. Schwinger, M. Böhm, and E. Erdmann Negative inotropic properties of isradipine, nifedipine, diltiazem, and verapamil in diseased human myocardial tissue J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 15 1990 892 899
57. R.A. Walsh, F.R. Badke, and R.A. O'Rourke Differential effects of systemic and intracoronary calcium channel blocking agents on global and regional left ventricular function in conscious dogs Am Heart J 102 1981 341 350
58. E. Maurer, R. Nicoletti, and D. Brandt Effect of calcium antagonists on cardiac performance in patients with dilatative cardiomyopathy evaluated by noninvasive methods Clin Cardiol 6 1983 399 404
59. Verapamil hydrochloride tablet [package insert] 2013 Pfizer Incorporation New York
60. G. Delle Karth, A. Geppert, and T. Neunteufl Amiodarone versus diltiazem for rate control in critically ill patients with atrial tachyarrhythmias Crit Care Med 29 2001 1149 1153
61. Diltiazem hydrochloride injection [package insert] 2008 Akorn Incorporation Lake Forest, IL
62. T.A. Gerlach, S.L. Kane-Gill, and J.F. Dasta Diltiazem versus amiodarone for new-onset atrial arrhythmias in non-cardiac post surgical patients: A cohort study Crit Care Shock 11 2008 94 106
63. I.F. Goldenberg, W.R. Lewis, and V.C. Dias Intravenous diltiazem for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter and moderate to severe congestive heart failure Am J Cardiol 74 1994 884 889
64. Digoxin [package insert] 2010 Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Detroit, MI
65. D.M. Schreck, A.R. Rivera, and V.J. Tricarico Emergency management of atrial fibrillation and flutter: intravenous diltiazem versus intravenous digoxin Ann Emerg Med 29 1997 135 140
66. Digitalis Investigation Group The effect of digoxin on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure N Engl J Med 336 1997 525 533
67. J.A. Cairns, S.J. Connolly, and R. Roberts Randomised trial of outcome after myocardial infarction in patients with frequent or repetitive ventricular premature depolarisations: CAMIAT. Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial Investigators Lancet 349 1997 675 682
68. S.N. Singh, R.D. Fletcher, and S.G. Fisher Amiodarone in patients with congestive heart failure and asymptomatic ventricular arrhythmia. Survival Trial of Antiarrhythmic Therapy in Congestive Heart Failure N Engl J Med 333 1995 77 82
69. S. Kaushik, A. Hussain, and P. Clarke Acute pulmonary toxicity after low-dose amiodarone therapy Ann Thorac Surg 72 2001 1760 1761
70. G. Skroubis, E. Galiatsou, and Z. Metafratzi Amiodarone-induced acute lung toxicity in an ICU setting Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49 2005 569 571
71. L. Donaldson, I.S. Grant, and M.R. Naysmith Acute amiodarone-induced lung toxicity Intensive Care Med 24 1998 626 630
72. P.J. Dean, K.D. Groshart, and J.G. Porterfield Amiodarone-associated pulmonary toxicity. A clinical and pathologic study of eleven cases Am J Clin Pathol 87 1987 7 13
73. P. Camus, W.J. Martin, and E.C. Rosenow Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity Clin Chest Med 25 2004 65 75
74. E. Oh, N. Siddiqui, and E. Worringer Acute amiodarone-induced lung toxicity Am J Med Sci 2013 Sep 18 [Epub ahead of print]
75. A.L. Waldo, A.J. Camm, and H. deRuyter Effect of d-sotalol on mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after recent and remote myocardial infarction. The SWORD Investigators. Survival with Oral d-Sotalol Lancet 348 1996 7 12
76. D. Amar Strategies for perioperative arrhythmias Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 18 2004 565 577
77. R. Pisters, D.A. Lane, and R. Nieuwlaat A novel user-friendly score (HAS-BLED) to assess 1-year risk of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation: the Euro Heart Survey Chest 138 2010 1093 1100
78. B.F. Gage, A.D. Waterman, and W. Shannon Validation of clinical classification schemes for predicting stroke: results from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation JAMA 285 2001 2864 2870
79. G.Y. Lip, R. Nieuwlaat, and R. Pisters Refining clinical risk stratification for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation using a novel risk factor-based approach: the Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation Chest 137 2010 263 272
80. 2 versus the new CHA2DS2-VASc scoring systems for guiding antithrombotic treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation: review of the literature and recommendations for use Pharmacotherapy 32 2012 285 296
81. J.J. You, D.E. Singer, and P.A. Howard Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th edn: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines Chest 141 2012 e531S 575S
82. Z. Makhija, M.S. Allen, and D.A. Wigle Routine anticoagulation is not indicated for postoperative general thoracic surgical patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation Ann Thorac Surg 92 2011 421 426
83. D.C. Burgess, M.J. Kilborn, and A.C. Keech Interventions for prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation and its complications after cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis Eur Heart J 27 2006 2846
84. E. Crystal, M.S. Garfinkle, and S.S. Connolly Interventions for preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery Cochrane Database Syst Rev 4 2004 CD003611 Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;1:CD003611
85. S.J. Connolly, I. Cybulski, and A. Lamy Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of prophylactic metoprolol for reduction of hospital length of stay after heart surgery: the beta-Blocker Length of Stay (BLOS) study Am Heart J 145 2003 226 232
86. N.Z. Kerin, and S. Jacob The efficacy of sotalol in preventing postoperative atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis Am J Med 124 2011 875
87. L.B. Mitchell, D.V. Exner, and G. Wyse prophylactic oral amiodarone for the prevention of arrhythmias that begin early after revascularization, valve replacement, or repair: PAPABEAR: A randomized controlled trial JAMA 294 2005 3093 3100
88. L. Harling, S. Rasoli, and J.A. Vecht Do antioxidant vitamins have an anti-arrhythmic effect following cardiac surgery? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Heart 97 2011 1636 1642
89. M. Imazio, A. Brucato, and P. Ferrazzi Colchicine reduces postoperative atrial fibrillation: results of the Colchicine for the Prevention of the Postpericardiotomy Syndrome (COPPS) Atrial Fibrillation Substudy Circulation 124 2011 2290 2295
90. J. Halonen, P. Halonen, and O. Jarvinen Corticosteroids for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial JAMA 297 2007 1562 1567
91. W.J. Gu, Z.J. Wu, and P.F. Wang Intravenous magnesium prevents atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: A meta-analysis of 7 double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trials Trials 13 2012 41
92. M.G. Raju, A. Pachika, and S.R. Punnam Statin therapy in the reduction of cardiovascular events in patients undergoing intermediate-risk noncardiac, nonvascular surgery Clin Cardiol 36 2013 456 461