Preservation of the anterior fat pad paradoxically decreases the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in humans

The goal of this study was to determine if parasympathetic nerves in the anterior fat pad (FP) can be stimulated at the time of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), and if dissection of this FP decreases the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). The human anterior epicardial FP cont...

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