Cardiac surgery: Postoperative arrhythmias

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Chung, M K ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Bradyarrhythmias; Cardiac surgery; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Pacemakers; Postoperative arrhythmias; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOFETILIDE; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; IBUTILIDE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; METOPROLOL; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTHRALGIA; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033791590     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200010001-00005     Document Type: Review

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