Beta-blocker effects on postoperative atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1154-1157

  Ali, Idris M ^a   Sanalla, Abulkasim A ^a   Clark, Vida ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Beta Blockers; Coronary bypass grafts

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030811914     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)01215-3     Document Type: Article

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