title: Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: clinical update on mechanisms and prophylactic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Critical Care Section, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Jesse M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Raiten
authors.affiliation: Division of CT Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Kamrouz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghadimi
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: yiandoc@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: John G T
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Augoustides
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ.
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Prakash A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Section, Departmsent of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Jacob T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Gutsche
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: DECS trial; N-acetylcysteine; SIRS trial; amiodarone; angiotensin blockers; antioxidants; atrial fibrillation; atrial pacing; beta blockers; cardiac surgery; colchicine; coronary artery bypass grafting; electrolytes; fish oil; guidelines; incidence; inflammation; magnesium; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; pathogenesis; polyunsaturated fatty acids; posterior pericardiotomy; potassium; risk stratification; sotalol; statins; steroids; stroke; thromboembolism; vitamin C; vitamin E