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Posterior Left pericardiotomy for the prevention of postoperative Atrial fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery (PALACS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication following cardiac surgery. POAF is associated with increased morbidity and hospital costs. We herein describe the protocol for a randomized controlled trial to determine if performing a posterior left pericardiotomy preven...

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Autores principales: Abouarab, Ahmed A., Leonard, Jeremy R., Ohmes, Lucas B., Lau, Christopher, Rong, Lisa Q., Ivascu, Natalia S., Pryor, Kane O., Munjal, Monica, Crea, Filippo, Massetti, Massimo, Sanna, Tommaso, Girardi, Leonard N., Gaudino, Mario
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/PMC5729517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29237510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2334-4