The Living Guidelines: Patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation: Polling Results for CLASS IIb Guidelines

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Class IIb Guidelines
1. Prophylactic administration of sotalol may be considered for patients at risk of developing AF following cardiac surgery. (Level of Evidence: B)

 ACC / AHA 2008 guidelines for diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation: Class IIb Recommendation 1 for patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation should be: CLASS I CLASS IIa CLASS IIb CLASS III