Meta-analysis of 12 trials evaluating the effects of statins on decreasing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1523-1528

  Elgendy, Islam Y ^a   Mahmoud, Ahmed ^a   Huo, Tianyao ^a   Beaver, Thomas M ^a   Bavry, Anthony A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; ROSUVASTATIN;

ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84929294579     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.053     Document Type: Article

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