The role of premature atrial contractions as the main triggers of postoperative atrial fibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-54

  Jidéus, Lena ^a   Kesek, Milos ^b   Joachimsson, Per Olof ^a   Ericson, Mats ^c   Nilsson, Leif ^a   Blomström Lundqvist, Carina ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic tone; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Premature atrial contraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 29444435618     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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