Do statins reduce atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting?

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Paturi, Anil ^a   Shukla, Aman ^b   Ebra, George ^c   Nguyen, Viet ^b   Borzak, Steven ^d,e  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JFK Medical Center Atlantis   (United States)

^d FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e affiliation with Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960493934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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