Early antiarrhythmic therapy is no better than rate control therapy alone for suppression of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 365-372

  Abordo, Melecio ^b   Soucier, Richard ^a   Berns, Ellison ^b   Silverman, David I ^b,c  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drugs; Atrial fibrillation; Heart surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0034493431     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2000.tb00075.x     Document Type: Article

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