Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: Established and Emerging Strategies of Prevention

Title: Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: Established and Emerging Strategies of Prevention

Volume: 6 Issue: 3

Author(s): Nasir Shariff, Abdul Aleem, Larry E. Jacobs, Christopher Cutitta, Sultan M. Siddique, Matthew W. Martinez, Martin E. Matsumura and Ronald Freudenberger

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Keywords: Cardiac surgery, post-operative atrial fibrillation, preventive strategy, BETA-BLOCKERS, ANGIOTENSIN INHIBITORS, N-ACETYLCYSTEIN, DRONEDARONE, OMEGA FATTY ACIDS, STATINS, STEROIDS

Abstract: More than 250,000 patients undergo cardiac surgery every year. Although advances in surgical techniques have reduced the peri-operative morbidity and mortality in these patients, atrial fibrillation persists to commonly occur following these surgeries. Traditional therapies have reduced their occurrence; however there are still a significant number of patients who develop this complication. Newer and non-conventional medications are being studied to reduce this cardiac arrhythmia. This review will elaborate on the patho-physiology, and prevention of this arrhythmia. We also aim to summarize recent investigated and patented medications which may result in more effective strategies for prophylaxis against this cardiac arrhythmia.

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Shariff Nasir, Aleem Abdul, E. Jacobs Larry, Cutitta Christopher, M. Siddique Sultan, W. Martinez Matthew, E. Matsumura Martin and Freudenberger Ronald, Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery: Established and Emerging Strategies of Prevention, Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery 2011; 6 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157489011797377121

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157489011797377121	Print ISSN 2212-3962
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1574-8901