Intravenous amiodarone and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft procedures: A new role for intraoperative antiarrhythmic therapy?

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 542-544

  Balser, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; MAGNESIUM; PROCAINAMIDE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LUNG TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034778664     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2001.26524     Document Type: Article

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