Quality of Life in Patients With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

Brigham and Women's Hospital260 enrolled

Overview

Prospective observational study on quality of life with postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery using SF-36 and qualitative questions

This is a prospective observational study on quality of life in patients after cardiac surgery with postoperative atrial fibrillation. Patients will answer surveys before their surgery as well as one and three months after their heart operation. The survey includes SF-36, TSQM-9 and qualitative questions.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

260

Conditions

Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

Interventions

SurveyOTHER

SF-36, TSQM-9, qualitative questions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All genders * Ages 18-99 years old * Scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery * Able to answer survey questions Exclusion Criteria: * Persistent / permanent atrial fibrillation * Atrial fibrillation at presentation for surgery * Emergent operations

Locations (1)

Mass General Brigham

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

SF-36 scores

compare development and absolut SF-36 scores

Time frame: before, one month and three months postop

Secondary Outcomes

Qualitative questions

exploratory evaluation of qualitative questions

Time frame: before, one month and three months postop

TSQM-9 scores

TSQM-9 scores in Afib-patients

Time frame: one month and three months postop

Central Contacts

Leonard Simeth, cand.med.

CONTACT

+1 6173 529209 lsimeth@bwh.harvard.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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