RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A new predictor of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: HATCH score JF Journal of Investigative Medicine JO J Investig Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 648 OP 652 DO 10.1136/jim-2017-000525 VO 66 IS 3 A1 Mithat Selvi A1 Hasan Gungor A1 Cemil Zencir A1 Sevil Gulasti A1 Ufuk Eryilmaz A1 Cagdas Akgullu A1 Selim Durmaz YR 2018 UL http://hw-f5-jim.highwire.org/content/66/3/648.abstract AB The aim of this study was to investigate the association between HATCH score and atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. 369 patients (103 patients with AF and 266 patients without AF) undergoing isolated CABG surgery were analyzed. Complete medical records were retrospectively collected to investigate HATCH score. The median age of patients with AF was significantly higher than the median age of non-AF group (60.8±10.0 years vs 67.8±9.5 years, P<0.001). HATCH score was significantly higher in patients who developed AF after CABG surgery than the non-AF group (P=0.017). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that HATCH score (OR 1.334; 95% CI 1.022 to 1.741, P=0.034) was an independent predictor of AF after CABG surgery. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the cut-off point of HATCH score related to predict AF was >1 (two or more), with a sensitivity of 42% and specificity of 70%. Patients with elevated preoperative HATCH score may have higher risk for AF after CABG surgery.