Interventions for preventing post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing heart surgery

2004141 citationsreference-entry

Authors

Eugene Crystal · Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

Michael Stuart Garfinkle

Stuart J. Connolly

Tracy J. Ginger · Auckland City Hospital

Khaled Sleik · McMaster University

Salim Yusuf

Abstract

Intervention is favoured across the three pharmacological interventions studied and the one non-pharmacological intervention, pacing. The length of stay data favoured treatment (-0.66, 95% confidence interval -0.95 to -0.37).

Topics & Keywords

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Acute Myocardial Infarction Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003611.pub2