Variations of autonomic tone preceding onset of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-25

  Dimmer, Carlo ^a   Tavernier, Rene ^a   Gjorgov, Nikola ^a   Van Nooten, Guido ^a   Clement, Denis L ^a   Jordaens, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RR INTERVAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032127863     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00231-8     Document Type: Article

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