High dose of amiodarone in a short-term period reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-205

  Alcalde, Rafael Vieira ^a,b   Guaragna, João Carlos ^a   Bodanese, Luiz Carlos ^a   Castro, Iran ^a   Sussenbach, Eliana ^a   Noer, Roberta ^a   Goldani, Marco Antônio ^a   Feier, Flávia ^a   Petracco, João Batista ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGIA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

EID: 33750314583     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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