Posterior pericardiotomy reduces the incidence of supra-ventricular arrhythmias and pericardial effusion after coronary artery bypass grafting

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 278-281

  Farsak, Bora ^a   Günaydin, Serdar ^a   Tokmakolu, Hilmi ^a   Kandemr, Özer ^a   Yorganciolu, Cem ^a   Zorlutuna, Yaman ^a  

^a BAYINDIR HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Posterior pericardiotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036021748     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00259-2     Document Type: Article

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