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Metformin therapy and postoperative atrial fibrillation in diabetic patients after cardiac surgery

BACKGROUND: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly occurs in cardiac surgery patients. Studies suggest inflammation and oxidative stress contribute to postoperative AF development in this patient population. Metformin exerts an anti-inflammatory effect that reduces oxidative stress and thus...

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Autores principales: Basnet, Suresh, Kozikowski, Andrzej, Sun, Haiyan, Troup, Melissa, Urrutia, Luis E., Pekmezaris, Renee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5648492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29075499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-017-0254-8

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