The ω-3 fatty acids for Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation trial-rationale and design

American Heart Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mozaffarian, Dariush ^a   Marchioli, Roberto ^b   Gardner, Tim ^c   Ferrazzi, Paolo ^d   O'Gara, Patrick ^a   Latini, Roberto ^e   Libby, Peter ^a   Lombardi, Federico ^f   MacChia, Alejandro ^g   Page, Richard ^h   Santini, Massimo ⁱ   Tavazzi, Luigi ^j   Tognoni, Gianni ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Santa Maria Imbaro   (Italy)

^c CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j MARIA CECILIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR ADVERSE CORONARY EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 79960151808     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.03.035     Document Type: Article

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