J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:1101
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Reply to the Editor:
Craig Ian Coleman, PharmD
University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Storrs, Conn
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My coauthors and I thank Drs Kourliouros, Roberts, and Jahangiri for their interest in our recent study.1
We do not disagree with their suggestion that different statins may exhibit varying degrees of pleiotropic effects (eg, anti-inflammatory effects), and thus believe that their hypothesis that statins may have differential abilities to prevent postcardiothoracic surgery (CTS) atrial fibrillation is not unreasonable. It is, however, important to note that the intent . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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