Search Medical Exams                                                 Last Updated: Jun 9th, 2005 - 17:56:50 Surgery Channel : Surgery        |       |       |    New hope for treating post operative atrial fibrillation Jun 9, 2005, 17:55 "We found that inflammation led to non-uniform conduction of electrical impulses in the atria. There were areas of very slow conduction and areas of normal conduction. The result was chaotic contractions of the atria."   By Washington University School of Medicine, Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common and least manageable postoperative complications of heart surgery may soon have an effective treatment. In laboratory tests in dogs, cardiac researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs after heart surgery may lessen or pre

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