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Therefore, the present study aimed at investigating the factors related to the occurrence of POAF after non-cardiothoracic surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present retrospective study was conducted on 272 patients undergoing non-cardiothoracic surgeries during 2007-2020. Patients\u2019 basic and clinical information including age, sex, BMI, addiction, comorbidities, history of non-cardiac thoracic surgery, history of cardiac surgery, history of chronic kidney disease (CKD), history of ischemic heart disease (IHD), history of heart failure (HF), valvular heart disease (VHD), and the occurrence or non-occurrence of POAF was extracted from their records and then documented.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In the present study, 48.1% and 51.9% of patients were with and without POAF, respectively. Risk factors associated with increasing the odds of POAF occurrence included age (OR = 1.094), anemia (OR = 3.947), IHD (OR = 4.23), CKD (OR = 4.765), VHD (OR = 4.781), pulmonary diseases (OR = 7.828), hypertension (HTN) (OR = 8.336), HF (OR = 11.790), and post-thoracic surgery (OR = 49.072) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>According to the results of the present study, aging, comorbidities (i.e., anemia, pulmonary diseases, HTN, and CKD), heart diseases (i.e., IHD, VHD, and HF), and post-thoracic surgery were among the most significant risk factors associated with the increased occurrence of POAF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/abr.abr_386_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,28]],"date-time":"2026-10-28T18:00:08Z","timestamp":1793210408000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Investigating Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Non-cardiothoracic Surgery"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Alireza","family":"Nematollahi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Parvin","family":"Bahrami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Alzahra University Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mahshid","family":"Farshidnejad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"27","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejim.2020.12.018","article-title":"Long-term outcomes of postoperative atrial fibrillation following non cardiac surgery: A systematic review and metanalysis","volume":"85","author":"Albini","year":"2021","journal-title":"Eur J Intern Med"},{"key":"R2-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"665","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezx039","article-title":"Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: A persistent complication","volume":"52","author":"Greenberg","year":"2017","journal-title":"Eur J Cardiothorac Surg"},{"key":"R3-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2279","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2018.10.091","article-title":"Postoperative atrial fibrillation is associated with higher scores on predictive indices","volume":"157","author":"Burgos","year":"2019","journal-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"R4-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"19","DOI":"10.1007\/s40256-019-00365-1","article-title":"Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: From pathogenesis to potential therapies","volume":"20","author":"Rezaei","year":"2020","journal-title":"Am J Cardiovasc Drugs"},{"key":"R5-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"107","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0038-1667065","article-title":"Clinical risk factors for postoperative atrial fibrillation among patients after cardiac surgery","volume":"67","author":"Yamashita","year":"2019","journal-title":"Thorac Cardiovasc Surg"},{"key":"R6-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1002\/clc.22230","article-title":"Management of postoperative atrial fibrillation and subsequent outcomes in contemporary patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons CAPS\u2010Care Atrial Fibrillation Registry","volume":"37","author":"Steinberg","year":"2014","journal-title":"Clin Cardiol"},{"key":"R7-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"682","DOI":"10.1080\/07853890.2021.1930137","article-title":"Rate control strategies for atrial fibrillation","volume":"53","author":"Alobaida","year":"2021","journal-title":"Ann Med"},{"key":"R8-20261028","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"401","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jtcvs.2004.06.029","article-title":"When should we discontinue antiarrhythmic therapy for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting? 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