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SUBMITTER: Efird JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134635 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Efird Jimmy T JT Jindal Charulata C Kiser Andy C AC Akhter Shahab A SA Crane Patricia B PB Kypson Alan P AP Sverdlov Aaron L AL Davies Stephen W SW Kindell Linda C LC Anderson Ethan J EJ
The Journal of international medical research 20180529 8
Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a frequent complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. This arrhythmia occurs more frequently among patients who receive perioperative inotropic therapy (PINOT). Administration of nitrates with antiplatelet agents reduces the conversion rate of cyclic guanosine monophosphate to guanosine monophosphate. This process is associated with increased concentrations of free radicals, catecholamines, and blood plasma volume. We hypot ...[more]