Title |
Long acting β2-adrenocepter agonists are not associated with atrial arrhythmias after pulmonary resection
|
---|---|
Published in |
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, May 2017
|
DOI | 10.1186/s13019-017-0606-4 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Keiji Yamanashi, Satoshi Marumo, Ryota Sumitomo, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Motonari Fukui, Toshiro Katayama, Cheng-long Huang |
Abstract |
Long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists have been shown to increase the risk of atrial arrhythmias in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether perioperative long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists treatment would increase the risk of postoperative atrial arrhythmias after lung cancer surgery in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. We retrospectively analyzed 174 consecutive chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who underwent lobectomy or segmentectomy. The subjects were divided into those with or without perioperative long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists treatment. Postoperative cardiopulmonary complications were compared between the two groups. There were no statistically significant differences between the perioperative long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists treatment group and the control group in the incidence of postoperative atrial arrhythmias (P = 0.629). In 134 propensity-score-matched pairs, including variables such as age, gender, comorbidities, smoking history, operation procedure, lung-cancer staging, and respiratory function, there were no significant differences between the two groups in the incidence of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications, including atrial arrhythmias. Perioperative administration of long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists might not increase the incidence of postoperative atrial arrhythmias after surgical resection for non-small-cell lung cancer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 24 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 6 | 25% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 21% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 4% |
Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 11 | 46% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 38% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
Unknown | 13 | 54% |