Fish Oil and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation | Zendy

Dariush Mozaffarian | Zendy; Roberto Marchioli | Zendy; Alejandro Macchia | Zendy; Maria G Silletta | Zendy; Paolo Ferrazzi | Zendy; Timothy J. Gardner | Zendy; Roberto Latini | Zendy; Peter Libby | Zendy; Federico Lombardi | Zendy; Patrick T. O’Gara | Zendy; Richard L. Page | Zendy; Luigi Tavazzi | Zendy; Gianni Togi | Zendy; for the RED-CABG Steering Committee and Investigators | Zendy

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Fish Oil and Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

Author(s) -

Dariush Mozaffarian,

Roberto Marchioli,

Alejandro Macchia,

Maria G Silletta,

Paolo Ferrazzi,

Timothy J. Gardner,

Roberto Latini,

Peter Libby,

Federico Lombardi,

Patrick T. O’Gara,

Richard L. Page,

Luigi Tavazzi,

Gianni Togi,

for the RED-CABG Steering Committee and Investigators

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

jama

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688

H-Index - 680

eISSN - 1538-3598

pISSN - 0098-7484

DOI - 10.1001/jama.2012.28733

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , fish oil , perioperative , sinus rhythm , randomized controlled trial , polyunsaturated fatty acid , cardioversion , adverse effect , placebo , cardiac surgery , atrial flutter , anesthesia , surgery , fatty acid , chemistry , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , biology

Postoperative atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF) is one of the most common complications of cardiac surgery and significantly increases morbidity and health care utilization. A few small trials have evaluated whether long-chain n-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) reduce postoperative AF, with mixed results.

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