Mechanisms of biatrial pacing for prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation - Insights from a clinical trial

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-153

  Fan, Katherine ^a   Lee, Kathy ^b   Lau, Chu Pak ^b  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Artificial; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Cardiac surgical procedures; Pacing; Prevention pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; P WAVE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346957453     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027463516813     Document Type: Article

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