Posts by Chin Siang Ong, MBBS, PhD
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New-onset Late AF Is Uncommon After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
The risk of late-onset atrial fibrillation after surgical aortic valve replacement is only 4%, according to a study by Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Chin Siang Ong, MBBS, PhD, and colleagues. Prophylactic tissue ablation or ligation/amputation of the left atrial appendage may not be warranted at the time of surgery.
Biography
Chin Siang Ong, MBBS, PhD, is a research fellow in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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