Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in the Omega‐3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (OPERA) Trial
Wu JH, Marchioli R, Silletta MG, Masson S, Sellke FW, Libby P, Milne GL, Brown NJ, Lombardi F, Damiano RJ, Marsala J, Rinaldi M, Domenech A, Simon C, Tavazzi L, Mozaffarian D. Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in the Omega‐3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (OPERA) Trial. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001886. PMID: 25994442, PMCID: PMC4599415, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of surgeryOxidative stress biomarkersPostoperative atrial fibrillationPostoperative day 2Stress biomarkersAtrial fibrillationOxidative stressDay 2Omega-3 fatty acidsCardiac surgery patientsAtrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trialKey pathogenic rolePostoperative day 10Urine F2-isoprostanesAssociation of biomarkersBaseline biomarker levelsElevated oxidative stressAnimal study resultsPerioperative courseHospital dischargeSurgery patientsMedication useSurgery typeUrine levelsBiomarker levels