Preoperative n-3 polyunsatured fatty acids do not reduce postoperative atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery

Angiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 276-277

  Takagi, Hisato ^a   Umemoto, Takuya ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952796674     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319710389021     Document Type: Letter

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