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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/10138/176704 
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A1  - Hemila, Harri; Suonsyrja, Timo 
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Y1  - 2017 
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AB  - 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 authors independently assessed the trials for inclusion, assessed the risk of bias, and extracted data. We pooled selecte... 
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KW  - Ascorbic acid; Arrhythmia; Antioxidant; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Cardioversion; Intensive care; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; ASCORBIC-ACID; OXIDATIVE STRESS; CARDIAC-SURGERY; BYPASS; SUPPLEMENTATION; INFLAMMATION; INFUSION; MARKERS; TRIALS; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine; 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health 
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