In a population with appreciable beta-blocker and amiodarone use, adjunctive preoperative statin use was still associated with a 40% reduction in patients' odds of developing post-cardiothoracic surgery atrial fibrillation.

EF assessed by stress gated Rb-82 PET imaging provides independent and incremental prognostic information and, hence, should be routinely incorporated in risk assessment.

Although preoperative ACEI or ARB use reduced the odds of developing POAF by 29%, this association with not found to be statistically significant. A study with approximately 600 subjects would be needed to discern if ACEIs or ARBs truly impact POAF.

EF assessed by stress gated Rb-82 PET imaging provides independent and incremental prognostic information and, hence, should be routinely incorporated in risk assessment.