Colchicine for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation: A new indication for a very old drug?

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2281-2282

  Van Wagoner, David R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anti arrhythmia agents; atrial fibrillation; cardiac surgical procedures; Editorials; inflammation; surgery

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG POTENCY; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COLCHICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 81855216395     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.057075     Document Type: Editorial

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