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Do corticosteroids prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery?

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The synopsis was written by Alexandra King, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. M Jahangiri is a Consultant and Professor in the Department of Cardiac Surgery and AJ Camm is Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Convenor of Medicine at St George's Hospital, University of London, UK.,

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Jahangiri, M., Camm, A. Do corticosteroids prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery?. Nat Rev Cardiol 4, 592–593 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0981

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