• Title of article

    Meta-Analysis Comparing Carvedilol Versus Metoprolol for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

  • Author/Authors

    DiNicolantonio، نويسنده , , James J. and Beavers، نويسنده , , Craig J. and Menezes، نويسنده , , Arthur R. and Lavie، نويسنده , , Carl J. and OʹKeefe، نويسنده , , James H. and Meier، نويسنده , , Pascal and Vorobcsuk، نويسنده , , Andrلs and Aradi، نويسنده , , Dلniel and Komَcsi، نويسنده , , Andrلs and Chatterjee، نويسنده , , Saurav and DʹAscenzo، نويسنده , , Fabrizio and Gasparini، نويسنده , , Mauro and Brugts، نويسنده , , Jasper and Biondi-Zoccai، نويسنده , , Giuseppe، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2014
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    565
  • To page
    569
  • Abstract
    A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of carvedilol versus metoprolol on the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in randomized controlled trials. Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, CENTRAL, and Excepta Medica (EMBASE) were searched up to March 2013 for suitable randomized controlled trials. Data were pooled using random-effects model for pairwise analyses. A total of 4 trials with 601 patients were included in this analysis. Pairwise analyses showed that compared with metoprolol, carvedilol significantly reduced the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (odds ratio 0.50, 95% confidence interval 0.32 to 0.80). In conclusion, compared with metoprolol, carvedilol significantly reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Cardiology
  • Serial Year
    2014
  • Journal title
    American Journal of Cardiology
  • Record number

    1904277