Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with cardiopulmonary bypass has been associated with more frequent occurrence of arrhythmic events than surgery performed without CABG. We explored the effects of arrested- and beating-heart revascularization procedures on the dynamics of ventricular repolarization and on increased postoperative arrhythmic events. Postoperative arrhythmic events were significantly more frequent in both groups. One week postoperatively these events were significantly more frequent in the on-pump group.
COBISS.SI-ID: 24802521
Non-linear analyses of heart rate dynamics reveal subtle changes not evident from conventional heart rate variability measures. In 67 patients revascularized with beating-heart technique, fractal dimension and detrended fluctuation analyses were obtained from 24-hour Holter and 15-minute high-resolution ECG recordings pre and postoperatively. We found strong correlations of non-linear indices between 24-hour and 15-minute recordings (0.54–0.77, p < 0.001), unaffected by proportion of artifacts.
COBISS.SI-ID: 22496807