Frank Merritt, MD
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Should Patients Who Develop Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Start Anticoagulation?
May 8, 2016
Case A 66-year-old man with diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension underwent left total knee replacement. Several hours after surgery, the patient developed atrial fibrillation (AF). He was asymptomatic, and reversible causes of AF were ruled out.