Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Oct 2010
Chronic and regular use of statin prevents atrial fibrillation in period after cardiac surgery.
[Corrected] Atrial fibrillation is a common complication after cardiac surgery. The previous use of statins may reduce the incidence of this arrhythmia. ⋯ The regular use of statin, for six months or more in the preoperative period, reduced the incidence of atrial fibrillation after elective cardiac surgery.