Tachyarrhythmias and triggering factors for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass operations

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1064-1069

  Jidéus, Lena ^a   Blomström, Per ^a   Nilsson, Leif ^a   Stridsberg, Mats ^a   Hansell, Peter ^b   Blomström Lundqvist, Carina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOPLEGIA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0343618394     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01431-9     Document Type: Article

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