Potential use of statins to prevent atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-258

  Howard, Patricia A ^a   Barnes, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Statins

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRAVASTATIN; SOTALOL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 39049156419     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K590     Document Type: Review

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