The efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin epicardial fat injection to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Mohamed AbuelazmOthman SalehSoumya KambalapalliMajd M AlBarakatIbrahim GowailyAbdelrahman MahmoudBasel AbdelazeemPublished in: Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) (2024)
There was no difference between the epicardial fat injection of BTX versus placebo for preventing POAF.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- botulinum toxin
- cardiac surgery
- atrial fibrillation
- adipose tissue
- ultrasound guided
- fatty acid
- systematic review
- acute kidney injury
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- double blind
- clinical trial
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- direct oral anticoagulants
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery disease
- phase iii
- mitral valve
- acute coronary syndrome
- placebo controlled