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ReviewCardiology and therapy2023

Effects of Melatonin on Cardiac Injury and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: a Meta-analysis.

Melika Farshidianfar, Ali Ardekani, Reza Tabrizi, Kamran B Lankarani, Erfan Taherifard, Ashkan Abdollahi, Arezou Azizi, Maryam Akbari

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Review in Cardiology and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Melika FarshidianfarHealth Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ali ArdekaniHealth Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Reza TabriziNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Kamran B LankaraniHealth Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Erfan TaherifardSchool of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ashkan AbdollahiStudent Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Arezou AziziHealth Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Maryam AkbariHealth Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. M.akbari45@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9211-6371
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Mashhad · IRUniversal Scientific Education and Research Network · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe antiinflammatory and antioxidative effects of melatonin have been established in recent years. Several studies indicate that oxidative stress and inflammation are key drivers of post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery complications. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of melatonin on cardiac injury and inflammatory biomarkers in CABG candidates.

methodsEmbase, Medline/PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane library were searched up to 5 June 2022. All randomized controlled trials examining cardiac injury and inflammatory biomarkers of CABG patients who received melatonin were included. The random-effects model was utilized to perform the analysis.

resultsA total of 947 citations were retrieved through database searches. Finally, five articles (six trials with 342 patients) were included after the screening. Melatonin supplementation led to a significant reduction in cardiac troponin I (CTnI) [weighted mean difference(WMD): -2.28 ng/ml; 95% CI -2.87, -1.69; P < 0.01; I

conclusionMelatonin supplementation may be useful in reducing cardiac injury and inflammatory biomarkers in CABG candidates. Future studies should investigate the clinical significance of these findings.

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Coronary artery bypassC-reactive proteinCreatine kinase MB formMelatoninMeta-analysisTroponin I

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