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Editorial
. 2016 Nov;8(11):2986-2990.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.69.

The statin therapy to prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Shakespearean dilemma

Simone Calcagno  1 , Rocco E Stio  1 , Massimo Mancone  1 , Annalisa Pasquini  1 , Erika Cavallo  1 , Gennaro Sardella  1
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Editorial

The statin therapy to prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Shakespearean dilemma

Simone Calcagno et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Nov.
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Perioperative Rosuvastatin in Cardiac Surgery.
    Zheng Z, Jayaram R, Jiang L, Emberson J, Zhao Y, Li Q, Du J, Guarguagli S, Hill M, Chen Z, Collins R, Casadei B. Zheng Z, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 5;374(18):1744-53. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507750. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27144849 Clinical Trial.

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