Efficacy of combination therapy of statin and vitamin C in comparison with statin in the prevention of post-CABG atrial fibrillation

Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-100

  Samadikhah, Jahanbakhsh ^a   Golzari, Samad E J ^a,b   Sabermarouf, Babak ^c   karimzadeh, Ida ^a   Tizro, Parastou ^a   Khanli, Hadi Mohammad ^a   Ghabili, Kamyar ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atorvastatin; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary Artery bypass grafting; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84892464992     PISSN: 22285881     EISSN: 22517308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5681/apb.2014.015     Document Type: Article

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