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ArticleAdvanced pharmaceutical bulletin2016

Vitamin C for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.

Evangelos Polymeropoulos, Pantelis Bagos, Maria Papadimitriou, Ioannis Rizos, Efstratios Patsouris, Ioannis Τoumpoulis

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Article in Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06995586 (The Synergistic Action of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements in Patients With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Improving the Quality of Healthcare Delivery.), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06995586 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The Synergistic Action of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements in Patients With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Improving the Quality of Healthcare Delivery.

TypeinterventionalSponsorNicosia General HospitalRan2026 to 2028Enrolled108ConditionsCardio-pulmonary Bypass, Cardiovascular Diseases, Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Omega-3 SupplementationArmsVitamin C, Omega 3 PUFA (EPO/DHA), Lignin, Lactulose
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Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evangelos PolymeropoulosCardiology Department Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Pantelis BagosDepartment of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, Greece.
Maria PapadimitriouInternal Medicine Department, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis RizosCardiology Department, Attiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Efstratios PatsourisDepartment of Pathology, Medical School of the National University of Athens, Greece.
Ioannis ΤoumpoulisCardiac Surgery Department, Attiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
University of Thessaly · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSeveral studies have investigated the administration of vitamin C (vitC) for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery. However, their findings were inconsistent. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of vitC as prophylaxis for the prevention of postoperative AF in cardiac surgery.

methodsA systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library, and clinical trial registries, was performed. 9 studies, published from August 2001 to May 2015, were included, with a total of 1,037 patients. Patients were randomized to receive vitC, or placebo.

resultsCardiac surgery patients who received vitC as prophylaxis, had a significantly lower incidence of postoperative AF (random effects OR=0.478, 95% CI 0.340 - 0.673, P < 10(-4)). No significant heterogeneity was detected across the analyzed studies (I(2)=21.7%), and no publication bias or other small study-related bias was found.

conclusionOur findings suggest that VitC is effective as prophylaxis for the prevention of postoperative AF. The administration of vitC may be considered in all patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

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CABGCardiac surgeryPost-operative atrial fibrillationValvular surgeryVitamin C

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PMID27478787
PMCPMC4961983
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