Postoperative atrial fibrillation: A billion-dollar problem

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1001-1003

  Steinberg, Jonathan S ^a,b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT;

AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA GRAFT; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; CANNULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISSECTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; NERVOUS TISSUE; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS TONE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 1542393983     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.12.033     Document Type: Editorial

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