Carvedilol for prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) remains the most common complication after cardiac surgery. Current guidelines recommend β-blockers to prevent POAF. Carvedilol is a non-selective β-adrenergic blocker with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and multiple cationic channel blocking pro...

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Main Authors: Hui-Shan Wang, Zeng-Wei Wang, Zong-Tao Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3976381?pdf=render