TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral d,l sotalol reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in coronary artery bypass surgery patients
T2 - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
AU - Gomes, J. Anthony
AU - Ip, John
AU - Santoni-Rugiu, Francesco
AU - Mehta, Davendra
AU - Ergin, Arisan
AU - Lansman, Steven
AU - Pe, Elena
AU - Takle Newhouse, Teri
AU - Chao, Sally
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Electrophysiology Section Research Funds.
Funding Information:
The study was designed as a two-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial and was approved by the human research committees of both institutions. This study was not funded by a pharmaceutical company nor was a pharmaceutical company involved in its formulation or execution. The study was primarily supported by intramural divisional funds.
PY - 1999/8
Y1 - 1999/8
N2 - OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to assess the efficacy of preoperatively and postoperatively administered oral d,l sotalol in preventing the occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Its etiology, prevention and treatment remain highly controversial. Furthermore, its associated morbidity results in a prolongation of the length of hospital stay post-CABG. METHODS: A total of 85 patients, of which 73 were to undergo CABG and 12 CABG plus valvular surgery (ejection fraction ≥28% and absence of clinical heart failure), were randomized to receive either sotalol (40 patients; mean dose = 190 ± 43 mg/day) started 24 to 48 h before open heart surgery and continued for four days postoperatively, or placebo (45 patients, mean dose = 176 ± 32 mg/day). RESULTS: Atrial fibrillation occurred in a total of 22/85 (26%) patients. The incidence of postoperative AF was significantly (p = 0.008) lower in patients on sotalol (12.5%) as compared with placebo (38%). Significant bradycardia/hypotension, necessitating drug withdrawal, occurred in 2 of 40 (50%) patients on sotalol and none in the placebo group (p = 0.2). None of the patients on sotalol developed Torsade de pointes or sustained ventricular arrhythmias. Postoperative mortality was not significantly different in sotalol versus placebo (0% vs. 2%, p = 1.0). Patients in the sotalol group had a nonsignificantly shorter length of hospital stay as compared with placebo (7 ± 2 days vs. 8 ± 4 days; p = 0.24). CONCLUSIONS: The administration of sotalol, in dosages ranging from 80 to 120 mg, was associated with a significant decrease (67%) in postoperative AF in patients undergoing CABG without appreciable side effects. Sotalol should be considered for the prevention of postoperative AF in patients undergoing CABG in the absence of heart failure and significant left ventricular dysfunction.
AB - OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to assess the efficacy of preoperatively and postoperatively administered oral d,l sotalol in preventing the occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Its etiology, prevention and treatment remain highly controversial. Furthermore, its associated morbidity results in a prolongation of the length of hospital stay post-CABG. METHODS: A total of 85 patients, of which 73 were to undergo CABG and 12 CABG plus valvular surgery (ejection fraction ≥28% and absence of clinical heart failure), were randomized to receive either sotalol (40 patients; mean dose = 190 ± 43 mg/day) started 24 to 48 h before open heart surgery and continued for four days postoperatively, or placebo (45 patients, mean dose = 176 ± 32 mg/day). RESULTS: Atrial fibrillation occurred in a total of 22/85 (26%) patients. The incidence of postoperative AF was significantly (p = 0.008) lower in patients on sotalol (12.5%) as compared with placebo (38%). Significant bradycardia/hypotension, necessitating drug withdrawal, occurred in 2 of 40 (50%) patients on sotalol and none in the placebo group (p = 0.2). None of the patients on sotalol developed Torsade de pointes or sustained ventricular arrhythmias. Postoperative mortality was not significantly different in sotalol versus placebo (0% vs. 2%, p = 1.0). Patients in the sotalol group had a nonsignificantly shorter length of hospital stay as compared with placebo (7 ± 2 days vs. 8 ± 4 days; p = 0.24). CONCLUSIONS: The administration of sotalol, in dosages ranging from 80 to 120 mg, was associated with a significant decrease (67%) in postoperative AF in patients undergoing CABG without appreciable side effects. Sotalol should be considered for the prevention of postoperative AF in patients undergoing CABG in the absence of heart failure and significant left ventricular dysfunction.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00213-2
DO - 10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00213-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 10440141
AN - SCOPUS:0032720805
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 34
SP - 334
EP - 339
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 2
ER -