Perioperative supplementation with ascorbic acid does not prevent atrial fibrillation in coronary artery bypass graft patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 862-867

  Bjordahl, Paul M ^a   Helmer, Stephen D ^a,b   Gosnell, Dawn J ^b   Wemmer, Gail E ^c   O'Hara, Walter W ^d   Milfeld, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Via Christi Hospital on Saint Francis ^*  (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Postoperative arrhythmia; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; NITRATE; PLACEBO; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871017801     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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