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T1  - Vitamin C for preventing atrial fibrillation in high risk patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/174478 
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A1  - Hemilä, Harri; Suonsyrjä, Timo 
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PB  - BioMed Central 
Y1  - 2017 
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AB  - Abstract
              
                Background
                Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common arrhythmia contributing substantially to cardiac morbidity, is associated with oxidative stress and, being an antioxidant, vitamin C might influence it.
              
              
                Methods
                We searched the Cochrane CENTRAL Register, MEDLINE, and Scopus databases for randomised trials on vitamin C that measured AF as an outcome in high risk patients. The two autho... 
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KW  - Ascorbic acid; Arrhythmia; Antioxidant; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Cardioversion; Intensive care 
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