Open AccessColchicine for Prevention of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in patients undergoing lung resection surgery: a pilot randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Amal Bessissow,
John Agzarian,
Yaron Shargall,
Sadeesh Srinathan,
John Neary,
Vikas Tandon,
Christian Finley,
Jeff S. Healey,
David Conen,
Reitze Rodseth,
Shirley Pettit,
William Dechert,
Otto Regalado,
Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige,
Saleh Alshalash,
P.J. Devereaux
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezx422
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , atrial fibrillation , perioperative , surgery , discontinuation , randomized controlled trial , randomization , hazard ratio , atrial flutter , anesthesia , confidence interval , pathology , alternative medicine
We carried out a pilot randomized controlled study to determine the feasibility of a large trial evaluating the impact of colchicine versus placebo on postoperative atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (POAF) among patients undergoing lung resection surgery.
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