Effect of atorvastatin on postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 42, 2009, Pages 2988-2991

  Sun, Yi Feng ^a   Mei, Yun Qing ^a   Ji, Qiang ^a   Wang, Xi Sheng ^a   Feng, Jing ^a   Cai, Jian Zhi ^a   Zhou, Yong Xin ^a   Xie, Shi Liang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atorvastatin; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary disease

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PYRROLES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871433932     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.42.012     Document Type: Article

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