Rate-control versus conversion strategy in postoperative atrial fibrillation: A prospective, randomized pilot study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 871-877

  Lee, John K ^a   Klein, George J ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Zarnke, Kelly ^a   Simpson, Christopher ^a   Skanes, Allan ^a   Spindler, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; ESMOLOL; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033663841     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.111104     Document Type: Article

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