Perioperative arrhythmias: Incidence, risk assessment, evaluation, and management

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 96-99

  Balser, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRETYLIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; IBUTILIDE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; PROCAINAMIDE; SOTALOL; THYROID HORMONE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARRHYTHMIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036200792     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017951525290     Document Type: Article

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