ATA = atrial tachyarrhythmia, BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence
interval, CHF = congestive heart failure, CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass,
LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction, LA = left atrium, NYHA = New
York Heart Association.
*Postoperative ATAs as defined by the Society for Thoracic Surgery as
post-operative atrial fibrillation or ATAs during postoperative hospital
stay.