Stenosis of the right coronary artery and retrograde cardioplegia predispose patients to atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 115-120

  Pehkonen, E ^a,b   Honkonen, E ^a   Makynen P ^a   Kataja, M ^a   Tarkka, M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; CABG surgery; Myocardial protection

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031865015     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010206     Document Type: Article

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