Table 3

Parameters and the corresponding limits for the prediction of atrial fibrillation after aortic valve replacement

ParameterPrediction threshold
nMAPd90 Reduction by 20%
MAPd90–25(ms)Increase by 20%
ΔCLIncrease over 75 ms
ΔMAPd90 Increase over 20 ms
  • CL, cycle length; MAPd90, monophasic action potential duration at 90% repolarisation; MAPd90–25, triangularity of monophasic action potential; n, normalised.