Dimitrios A. Vrachatis*, Charalampos Kossyvakis, Christos Angelidis, Vasiliki Panagopoulou, Eleni K. Sarri, Sotiria Giotaki, Gerasimos Siasos, Manolis Vavuranakis and Spyridon G. Deftereos Pages 695 - 701 ( 7 )
Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a frequent entity increasing hospitalization duration, stroke and mortality. In the recent years, a few studies have sought to investigate the potential effect of colchicine in POAF prevention after cardiac surgery or catheter pulmonary vein isolation for AF. In the present review article, we intend to provide a synopsis of clinical practice guidelines, summarize and critically approach current evidence for or against colchicine as a means of POAF prevention.
Cardiac surgery, pulmonary vein isolation, AF, AFib, colchicines, Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF).
Department of Cardiology, , Department of Cardiology, , Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, CT, Department of Cardiology, , Department of Cardiology, , Department of Cardiology, , 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 3rd Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, CT