New Hope for Treating Heart Rhythm Irregularity That Often Follows Surgery By :   on Jun 24 2005 07:16:56         advertisement Heart Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common and least manageable postoperative complications of heart surgery, may soon have an effective treatment. In laboratory tests in dogs, cardiac researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs after heart surgery may lessen or prevent atrial fibrillation. They report their findings in the June 7 issue of Circulation. Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular twitching of the upper chambers of the heart, occurs in a quarter to a half of patients who undergo heart surgeries such as coronary bypass or valve replacement. The condition can lead to serious post-operative complications, including cong

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