Letter by Padfield et al regarding article, "Randomized trial of atorvastatin for reduction of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Results of the ARMYDA-3 (Atorvastatin for Reduction of Myocardial Dysrhythmia after cardiac surgery) study" [1]

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Padfield, Gareth J ^a   Hawkins, Nathaniel M ^b   MacDonald, Michael R ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRROLES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34247277743     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.667253     Document Type: Letter

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