An observational study in The Cardiac Function, sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-31.
Sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital · Observational
This study aims to investigate the association between echocardiographic parameters-including preoperative cardiac echo, as well as postoperative follow-up echocardiography and other associated parameters-and the risk factors related to postoperative arrhythmia
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF), defined as newly onset atrial fibrillation occurring during hospitalization, is a common complication following cardiac surgery, affecting approximately 20-30% of patients. Studies have shown that patients who develop POAF experience longer hospital stays, incur higher medical costs, and have increased rates of stroke- and heart failure-related complications, as well as higher risks of readmission and mortality.
POAF is generally believed to result from acute perioperative triggers acting on preexisting structural abnormalities of the atria or ventricles. However, the echocardiographic predictors of POAF remain poorly understood. While previous studies have examined the association between preoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)-assessed left atrial and left ventricular function and the development of POAF, the detailed relationship between intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-assessed atrial and ventricular function, its intraoperative changes, and POAF remains insufficiently explored.
This study aims to investigate the association between echocardiographic parameters-including preoperative TTE and TEE, as well as postoperative follow-up parameters-and the risk factors related to POAF.
National Taiwan University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 2,609 studies on the registry; 574 are open to participants now.
Of its 11 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (18%) have results posted.
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patients undergoing cardiac surgery
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Exclusion Criteria:
patients with postoperative arrhythmia after cardiac surgery
Other: No Interventions
patients without postoperative arrhythmia after cardiac surgery
Other: No interventions
this is an observational cohort study. There was no intervention.
No interventions in this study. This study is an observational study.
The occurrence of postoperative arrhythmia
postoperative arrhythmia after cardiac surgery
Time frame: postoperative 1 years
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Plan to share: No — Due to ethical issue
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Start is estimated for May 2025; primary completion for Dec 2030, 67 months later.
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