Rate-control versus conversion strategy in postoperative atrial fibrillation: Trial design and pilot study results

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 178-184

  Lee, John K ^a,b   Klein, George J ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Zarnke, Kelly ^a   Simpson, Christopher ^a   Skanes, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Research Medical Center Brookside Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgical procedures; Coronary artery bypass surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SOTALOL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346264921     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027428003609     Document Type: Article

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