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References Silva & Butcher Scores for prediction of AF after cardiac surgery Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2019;32(6):585-593 Original Article This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License Potential Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Sources of Funding There were no external funding sources for this study. Study Association This study is not associated with any thesis or dissertation work. Ethics approval and consent to participate This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.