Cardioplegic arrest does not increase the risk of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-418

  Hakala, Tapio ^a   Pitkanen, Otto ^a   Hartikainen, Juha ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Off pump coronary artery bypass grafting; On pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; ON PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542719216     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.12.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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