Is Sotalol more effective than standard beta-blockers for prophylaxis of atrial fibrillation during cardiac surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-150

  Patel, Anish ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Evidence based medicine; Review; Sotalol; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLICATION; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARD; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRITING;

EID: 24744438007     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2004.102152     Document Type: Article

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