Corticosteroids for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2012-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
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.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Kuopio University Hospital
Collaborators:
Oulu University Hospital Tampere University Hospital