Role of amiodarone in reducing atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery in adults

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1665-1669

  Haan, Constance K ^a   Geraci, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; PLACEBO;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMIODARONE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG EVALUATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0036263353     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03149-6     Document Type: Review

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