Atrial Fibrillation
Conditions
Keywords
Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
Brief summary
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia to occur after cardiac surgery. Inflammatory response may be one etiological factor. We hypothesized that intravenous corticosteroid administration after cardiac surgery prevents AF after cardiac surgery.
Interventions
Sponsors
Tampere University Hospital
Oulu University Hospital
Kuopio University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients scheduled to undergo their first on-pump CABG, aortic valve replacement or combined aortic valve replacement and CABG were enrolled.
Exclusion criteria
* Previous episodes of AF or flutter * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus * Systemic mycotic infection * Active tuberculosis * Cushing's syndrome * Psychotic mental disorder * Herpes Simplex keratitis * Serum creatinine exceeding 200 µg/ml * Patients were also excluded if they had a history of previous peptic ulcer or thrombophlebitis.
Design outcomes
Primary
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Secondary
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Other
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Outcome results
None listed