Is it time to choose amiodarone for postoperative atrial fibrillation?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1202-1203

  Saltman, Adam E ^a  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; SOTALOL;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037973505     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00224-1     Document Type: Editorial

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