Postoperative atrial fibrillation independently predicts prolongation of hospital stay after cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 583-588

  Auer, Johann ^a   Weber, T ^a   Berent, R ^a   Ng, C K ^a   Lamm, G ^a   Eber, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Length of hospital stay

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644554796     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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