Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	26767
Country	United States

Received	2016-04-26 10:13
Peer-Review Started	2016-04-26 16:17
To Make the First Decision	2016-05-16 11:03
Return for Revision	2016-05-17 17:55
Revised	2016-07-26 00:00
Second Decision	2016-08-19 09:12
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-08-29 11:40
Articles in Press	2016-08-29 11:39
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-10-25 13:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-10-26 15:44

ISSN	1949-8462 (online)
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Randomized Controlled Trial
Article Title	Randomized controlled trial of remote ischemic preconditioning and atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Amir S Lotfi, Hossein Eftekhari, Auras R Atreya, Ananth Kashikar, Senthil K Sivalingam, Miguel Giannoni, Paul Visintainer and Daniel Engelman
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Amir S Lotfi, MD, Department of Cardiology, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01199, United States. amir.lotfimd@bhs.org
Key Words	Chronic ischemic heart disease; Cardiac surgery; Coronary artery disease; Other treatment; Remote ischemic preconditioning; Post-operative atrial fibrillation
Core Tip	This is the first study in the United States to suggest that remote ischemic preconditioning does not reduce post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients with elective or urgent cardiac surgery.
Publish Date	2016-10-26 15:44
Citation	Lotfi AS, Eftekhari H, Atreya AR, Kashikar A, Sivalingam SK, Giannoni M, Visintainer P, Engelman D. Randomized controlled trial of remote ischemic preconditioning and atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. World J Cardiol 2016; 8(10): 615-622
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v8/i10/615.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v8.i10.615

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