Comparison of sotalol and metoprolol in the prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-73

  Parikka, H ^a   Toivonen, L ^a   Heikkila L ^a   Virtanen, K ^a   Jarvinen A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Class III antiarrhythmic effect; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Sotalol

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE MB; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM ION; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM ION; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOTALOL;

EID: 0031984268     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199801000-00010     Document Type: Article

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