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Diagnosis of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation is important

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  1. Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Mimar Sinan Town. Emniyet Street. Yıldırım, Bursa, Turkey

    Mesut Engin & Senol Yavuz

  2. Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey

    Orhan Guvenc

  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Filiz Ata

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ME and OG conceived and supervised the project. All authors wrote the manuscript. FA and SY assisted in the interpretation of data and writing of the manuscript. All authors discussed the results, and read and approved the final manuscript.

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Engin, M., Guvenc, O., Ata, F. et al. Diagnosis of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation is important. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 71, 205–206 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-022-01892-6

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