Atrial Fibrillation at Discharge in Older Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Prospective Study of Prevalence and Associated Medication Utilization

Shoshana J. Herzig^1*, James L. Rudolph^2,3, Miguel Haime⁴, Long H. Ngo¹ and Edward R. Marcantonio^1,5

¹Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, E-mail: sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu

²Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, USA, E-mail: sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu

³Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, E-mail: sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu

⁴Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA, E-mail: sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu

⁵Division of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, E-mail: sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu

^*Corresponding Author: Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1309 Beacon Street, 2nd floor, Brookline, MA 02446, USA, Tel: (617) 754-1413, Fax: (617) 754-1440 Email: