Sleep-disordered Breathing and Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery

ImpaCt of Sleep-disOrdered breathiNg on Atrial Fibrillation and Perioperative complicationS In Patients unDERgoing Coronary Artery Bypass graFting Surgery

In patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, coronary artery disease, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), atrial fibrillation (AF) perioperative atrial fibrillation and complications will be assessed. The primary objective is to determine, whether SDB patients have a higher rate of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) within 30 days after surgery compared to those without SDB.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing elective CABG surgery at the Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg.
• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Preoperative use of inotropes or intra aortic balloon pump
• Severe obstructive pulmonary disease
• Patients on oxygen therapy, nocturnal positive airway pressure support or mechanical ventilation