Prophylaxis of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias after coronary artery bypass grafting with low-dose sotalol

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 151-156

  Evrard, Patrick ^a   Gonzalez, Manuel ^a   Jamart, Jacques ^a   Malhomme, Brigitte ^a   Blommaert, Dominique ^a   Eucher, Philippe ^a   Installé, Etienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOTALOL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0033915584     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01351-5     Document Type: Article

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