Conduction disturbances in coronary artery bypass surgery

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-48

  Şirlak, Mustafa ^a,b   Eryilmaz, Sadik ^a   Yaziciog̀lu, Levent ^a   Kiziltepe, Ugursay ^a   Inan, Mustafa Bahadir ^a   Taşöz, Refik ^a   Aral, Atilla ^a   Akalin, Hakki ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cardioplegia; Conduction disturbances

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; INOTROPIC AGENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLEGISOL; ST THOMAS HOSPITAL SOLUTION; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOPLEGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CRYSTALLOID; DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PROTECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INOTROPISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242289509     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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