Vitamin C for Prophylaxis of Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation in On-pump Cardiac Surgery Procedures

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether vitamin C is effective in the prophylaxis of post-operative atrial fibrillation in on-pump cardiac surgery

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Attikon Hospital
• Treatments: Ascorbic Acid; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Off-pump cardiac surgery procedure

• AF before the procedure

• Recent infection and/or infectious endocarditis

• Presence of neoplasia

• Chronic renal failure with creatinine>2.3 mg/dl

• Hepatic failure

• Autoimmune disease and/or disease that brings about a systematic inflammatory response

• Thyroid disease

• Systematic use of supplements that contain vitC or carnitine

• The use of NSAIDs other than aspirin for a time period up to one month before the procedure