2016
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.69
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The statin therapy to prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Shakespearean dilemma

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“…Many studies have assessed the effects of perioperative statins on outcomes after cardiac surgery. Statin use may prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation, particularly in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery [28][29][30]. Curtis et al performed a retrospective study and showed that preoperative statin administration for 24 hours or less reduced the rate of 30-day all-cause mortality after CABG [31].…”
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“…Many studies have assessed the effects of perioperative statins on outcomes after cardiac surgery. Statin use may prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation, particularly in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery [28][29][30]. Curtis et al performed a retrospective study and showed that preoperative statin administration for 24 hours or less reduced the rate of 30-day all-cause mortality after CABG [31].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Tachyarytmia môže spôsobiť 15 až 20%-né zníženie výdaja srdca, so súčasným zvýšením spotreby kyslíka myokardom, čo vedie k ischémii myokardu [3]. Literárne údaje o incidencii pooperačnej AF varírujú od 5,5 do 60 % [4,5]. Táto rôznorodosť výsledkov môže byť spôsobená aj použitím rozdielnej metodiky diagnostiky fi brilácie predsiení.…”
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