Operative factors that contribute to post-operative atrial fibrillation: Insights from a prospective randomized trial

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-139

  Murphy, G J ^a   Ascione, R ^a   Caputo, M ^a   Angelini, G D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Beating heart surgery; Cardiac surgical procedures; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Clinical trial; Coronary artery bypass grafting

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANNULATION; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; P WAVE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0347588526     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027407431834     Document Type: Article

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