No atrial fibrillation post surgery (n= 158) Atrial fibrillation post surgery (n=50) P value
Male n(%) 125 (79.1%) 33 (70%) 0.18
Female n(%) 33 (20.9%) 15 (30%) 0.18
Age (years) 60± 11 66±8 <0.001
Height (cm) 169 ± 8 169±10 0.92
Weight (Kg) 80.4±14.6 81.1±12.7 0.74
BMI (kg/m2 ) 27.8±4.3 28.3±3.5 0.50
BSA ( m2 ) 1.9±0.1 1.9±0.1 0.73
Beta blockers n(%) 90 (7.3%) 33 (67.3%) 0.21
Pre-operative antiarrhythmic drugs n(%) 7 (4.5%) 9 (18.4%) <0.001
Hypertension n(%) 94 (59.5%) 37 (74%) 0.06
Diabetes Mellitus treated with insulin n(%) 31 (19.6%) 6 (12%) 0.21
Diabetes Mellitus not treated with insulin n(%) 39 (24.7%) 11 (22%) 0.69
Dyslipidemia n(%) 105 (66.5%) 32 (64%) 0.75
COPD and Interstitial lung disease n(%) 7 (4.4%) 1 (2%) 0.43
Peripheral Vascular Disease n(%) 5 (3.2%) 1 (2%) 0.66
Renal failure n(%) 5 (3.2%) 3 (6.1%) 0.34
Patients undergoing dialysis n(%) 2 (1.3%) 0 (0%) 0.43
Permanent pacemaker n(%) 3 (1.9%) 1 (2%) 0.96
Previous CVA n(%) 7 (4.4%) 7 (14%) 0.01
Previous TIA n(%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (2%) 0.38
Coronary Vascular disease n(%) 97 (61.4%) 32 (64%) 0.74
Chronic heart failure n(%) 8 (5.1%) 4 (8%) 0.44
Ejection Fraction (%) 53.6 ± 16.3 52.5 ±23.6 0.35
Previous CABG n(%) 3 (1.9%) 2 (4%) 0.39
Prior Valve Replacement n(%) 3 (1.9%) 5 (10%) <0.001
Prior PCI n(%) 43 (27.2%) 16 (32%) 0.51