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

Ozaydin, Mehmet; PEKER, Oktay; ERDOĞAN, Dogan; KAPAN, Sahin; Turker, Yasin; Varol, Ercan; OZGUNER, Fehmi; DOĞAN, Abdullah; İBRİŞİM, Erdoğan

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn011

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

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Ozaydin M. , PEKER O., ERDOĞAN D., KAPAN S., Turker Y. , Varol E. , ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, cilt.29, sa.5, ss.625-631, 2008 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 29 Konu: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn011
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.625-631

Özet

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.