SAN FRANCISCO—Patients who experience new-onset atrial fibrillation (AFib) after noncardiac surgery are at greater risk of experiencing negative short- and long-term postoperative sequelae, including 30-day mortality and postoperative ischemic stroke, a new study has concluded.
Nevertheless, the researchers also found that postoperative anticoagulation treatment can be used to mitigate the risk for ischemic stroke after such procedures, the identification of which may be made easier