2013
Plasma Phospholipid Omega‐3 Fatty Acids and Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in the OPERA Trial
Wu JH, Marchioli R, Silletta MG, Macchia A, Song X, Siscovick DS, Harris WS, Masson S, Latini R, Albert C, Brown NJ, Lamarra M, Favaloro RR, Mozaffarian D. Plasma Phospholipid Omega‐3 Fatty Acids and Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in the OPERA Trial. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2013, 2: e000397. PMID: 24145742, PMCID: PMC3835252, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFish oil supplementationMorning of surgeryPostoperative atrial fibrillationCardiac surgeryOil supplementationDocosapentaenoic acidAtrial fibrillationDocosahexaenoic acidEicosapentaenoic acidShort-term fish oil supplementationPUFA levelsOmega-3 fatty acidsCardiac surgery patientsPlasma phospholipid nPostoperative day 10Substantial interindividual variabilityOPERA trialPoAF episodesPlacebo supplementationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsHospital dischargeSurgery patientsAntiarrhythmic potentialFatty acids
2012
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition or mineralocorticoid receptor blockade do not affect prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery*
Pretorius M, Murray KT, Yu C, Byrne JG, Billings FT, Petracek MR, Greelish JP, Hoff SJ, Ball SK, Mishra V, Body SC, Brown NJ. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition or mineralocorticoid receptor blockade do not affect prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery*. Critical Care Medicine 2012, 40: 2805-2812. PMID: 22824930, PMCID: PMC3588582, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31825b8be2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorMineralocorticoid receptor blockadePostoperative atrial fibrillationMineralocorticoid receptor antagonistsAtrial fibrillationPlacebo groupSpironolactone groupRenal failureCardiac surgeryReceptor blockadeReceptor antagonistEnzyme inhibitorsDouble-blind placebo-controlled studyAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitionPrevalence of hypotensionElective cardiac surgeryPlacebo-controlled studyRenin-angiotensin systemNormal sinus rhythmEnzyme inhibitionRamipril groupSpironolactone useHospital stayPrimary endpoint