The effect of preoperative digitalis and atenolol combination on postoperative atrial fibrillation incidence

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 397-401

  Yazicioglu, Levent ^a,b   Eryilmaz, Sadik ^a   Sirlak, Mustafa ^a   Inan, Mustafa Bahadir ^a   Aral, Atilla ^a   Tasoz, Refik ^a   Akalin, Hakki ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bikent II Park Sitesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blockers; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Digitalis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATENOLOL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIGOXIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION;

EID: 0036768810     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00308-1     Document Type: Article

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