Atrial fibrillation in elderly patients after coronary artery bypass grafting; gender differences in outcome

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 293-298

  Kokkonen, Liisa ^a,b,d   Jarvinen O ^c   Majahalme, S ^c   Virtanen, V ^c   Pehkonen, E ^c   Mustonen, J ^b,c   Tarkka, M ^c  

^a PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary bypass artery surgery; Gender

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 32144451133     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430510035934     Document Type: Article

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