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

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-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn011
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.625-631
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

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.