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Is endothelin gene polymorphism associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Annals of cardiac anaesthesia - 1 Jan 2000
Dhawan Ira, Choudhury Minati, Hote Milind P, Gupta Anushree, Malhotra Poonam, Mani Kalaivani V
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BACKGROUND: The mechanism of development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has not been clearly defined, and the involvement of multiple factors such as advanced age, withdrawal of β-blockers, inadequate atrial protection, and electrolyte imbalance, particularly hypomagnesemia has been documented by several authors. Despite all the available pharmacologic...
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