Effects of amiodarone and thoracic epidural analgesia on atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 709-714

  Nygård, Eigil ^a,c   Sørensen, Lars H ^a   Hviid, Lamia B ^a   Pedersen, Finn M ^a   Ravn, Jesper ^a   Thomassen, Lars ^b   Svendsen, Jesper H ^a   Eliasen, Kirsten ^a   Krogsgaard, Kim ^b   Aldershvile, Jan ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

amiodarone; analgesia; atrial fibrillation; CABG; epidural

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INFUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19944426182     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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