Four decades ago, Iran encountered rapid sociodemographic and economic transitions.
This review was carried out to investigate the trend of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Background Postoperative new‐onset atrial fibrillation (PNAF) is the most common
complication following cardiac surgery. The pathogenesis of PNAF is multifactorial. The …

There is no agreement on whether statins influence the incidence of atrial fibrillation after
coronary artery bypass grafting. We performed a meta-analysis of 12 studies that compared …

Statin loading is an important clinical issue in patients with cardiac and noncardiac vascular
diseases, including carotid artery disease, peripheral artery disease and AAA, undergoing …

Objective Assessment of the role of statin therapy in the prevention of postoperative atrial
fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients without prior atrial …

Background This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of seven-day
preoperative treatment with two different dosages of atorvastatin on the incidence of …

Objective: Recent studies have demonstrated that preoperative statin therapy reduces the
incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). The objective of this study was to assess the …

Objectives Statins improve overall outcomes after noncardiac surgery. The primary aim of
the study was to determine whether use of perioperative atorvastatin reduced the rate of …

Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is observed in the early postoperative
period in approximately every third patient after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmia, and is a
significant source of healthcare expenditures throughout the world. It is an arrhythmia with a …