Low adiponectin level may contribute to higher incidence of postcardiac surgery atrial fibrillation in obese patients

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1762-1763

  Assar, Omid ^a  

^a Jorjani Heart Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN;

HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84860252628     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.025     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. A. Kourliouros, K. Karastergiou, J. Nowell Protective effects of epicardial adiponectin on atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 39 2011 228 232