This Article Services Author home page(s): PubMed J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;130:93-98 © 2005 Cardiopulmonary Support and Physiology The effects of steroids on the occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: A prospective randomized trial Kriengchai Prasongsukarn, MD, MSc , James G. Abel, MD, MSc , W.R. Eric Jamieson, MD , Anson Cheung, MD , James A. Russell, MD , Keith R. Walley, MD , Samuel V. Lichtenstein, MD, PhD * St Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Received for publication February 6, 2004; revisions received August 27, 2004; accepted for publication September 15, 2004. * Address for reprints: Samuel V. Lichtenstein, MD, PhD, St Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6 Canada (Email: SLichtenstein{at}providenceh

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