Why the study?
Does overdrive biatrial pacing or intravenous amiodarone prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients scheduled for elective CABG surgery?
Population
210 patients scheduled for elective CABG surgery
Comparison
Overdrive biatrial pacing or intravenous… vs No intervention
Design
RCT, randomized, single blind
Follow-up
postoperatively
Authors
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IV amiodarone reduces post-CABG AF; supports prophylaxis while questioning biatrial pacing utility.
Does overdrive biatrial pacing or intravenous amiodarone prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients scheduled for elective CABG surgery?
Intravenous amiodarone significantly reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation compared to no intervention in patients undergoing elective CABG, whereas biatrial pacing does not.
Akbarzadeh et al. (2009) studied this question.
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