Preventive Effect of Preoperative Vitamin D Supplementation on Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

Objective: To assess the relationship between preoperative vitamin D (vitD) supplementation and the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF).Methods: The study group consisted of 328 consecutive patients. The ınfluence of preoperative vitD supplementation on POAF was reviewed in 136 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery with vitD insufficiency (n=80) and vitD deficiency (n=56). Patients were assigned to receive either oral vitD (50.000 U) (treatment group, n =68) or not (control group, n=68) 48 hours before surgery. Patients were followed up during hospitalisation process with respec ...
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research