N-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 104-109

  Benedetto, Umberto ^a   Angeloni, Emiliano ^a   Melina, Giovanni ^a   Danesi, Tommaso H ^a   Di Bartolomeo, Roberta ^a   Lechiancole, Andrea ^a   Refice, Simone ^a   Roscitano, Antonino ^a   Comito, Cosimo ^a   Sinatra, Riccardo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

meta analysis; n 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; postoperative atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84872678223     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834a13c1     Document Type: Article

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