Summary
Secondary analysis of a small pilot study has shown that botulinum toxin vs placebo reduces the burden of atrial fibrillation at 1 year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. An improvement in heart rate variability also suggests that botulinum toxin injected into fat pads is a neuromodulator with effects on the autonomic nervous system.
- atrial fibrillation
- autonomic nervous system
- botulinum toxin
- coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- CABG
- neuromodulator
- implantable loop recorder
- arrhythmias
- cardiology & cardiovascular medicine clinical trials
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