Amiodarone versus digoxin and metoprolol combination for the prevention of postcoronary bypass atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 401-405

  Tokmakoglu, Hilmi ^a   Kandemir, Ozer ^a   Gunaydin, Serdar ^a   Catav, Zeki ^a   Yorgancioglu, Cem ^a   Zorlutuna, Yaman ^a  

^a BAYINDIR HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass grafting

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIGOXIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036123373     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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