N-acetylcysteine for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study

Ozaydin, RECEP; Peker, Oktay; Erdogan, Dogan; Kapan, Sahin; TÜRKER, Yasin; VAROL, Ercan; Ozguner, Fehmi; Dogan, Abdullah; İBRİŞİM, Erdoğan

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn011

N-acetylcysteine for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study

Ozaydin M., Peker O., Erdogan D., Kapan S., TÜRKER Y., VAROL E., ...More

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, vol.29, no.5, pp.625-631, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 29 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn011
Journal Name: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.625-631
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aims Oxidative stress has recently been implicated in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of antioxidant agent N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on postoperative AF.