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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1520. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.057
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Stuart P. Thomas, MD

Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW 2145, Australia

(Email: stuartpt@yahoo.com).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

The study by Kourliouros and colleagues [1] is a thorough and clearly presented retrospective assessment describing the relationship between hydroxy-methylgluteryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (statin) use and postoperative atrial fibrillation. The authors found a significant reduction in postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients taking higher doses of statins at the time of their procedures. This effect was not seen in patients on lower doses of the same agents.

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