Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Impacts on Costs and One-Year Clinical Outcomes: The Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass Trial

Compared with no-POAF patients, POAF patients had higher discharge and 1-year costs along with higher 1-year mortality rates, but no differences were observed in 1-year HRQoL scores. Additional research appears warranted to improve the longer-term survival rates for POAF CABG patients, targeting future POAF-specific postdischarge interventions.