Perioperative clinical predictors of atrial fibrillation occurrence following coronary artery surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 435-439

  Ducceschi, Valentino ^a   D'Andrea, Antonello ^a   Liccardo, Biagio ^a   Alfieri, Alfonso ^a   Sarubbi, Berardo ^a   De Feo, Marisa ^a   Santangelo, Lucio ^a   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^a  

^a Ist Medico Chir di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass graft; Postoperative arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOPLEGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 0032854538     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00217-1     Document Type: Article

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