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Do corticosteroids prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery?

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boxed-textHalonen J et al. (2007) Corticosteroids for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 297: 1562–1567

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