Science snippets. Atrial fibrillation prophylaxis, disparity in MTM services eligibility, and point-of-care risk screening.

摘要

The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after transthoracic esophagectomy was significantly reduced by amiodarone prophylaxis, according to Tisdale et al.1 Patients with similar baseline characteristics who required transthoracic esophagectomy were assigned to prophylaxis or no prophylaxis groups (n = 40 each). Prophylaxis group patients received amiodarone by continuous infusion for 96 hours after induction of anesthesia. The incidence of AF requiring treatment was lower in the amiodarone group (15%) compared with the control group (40%; P= 0.02).