Postoperative arrhythmias and conduction disorders

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1171-1189

  Sloan, Stephen B ^a   Weitz, Howard H ^b,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DOFETILIDE; ESMOLOL; IBUTILIDE; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0034827355     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(05)70371-0     Document Type: Article

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