Preoperative beta-blocker use reduces atrial fibrillation in off-pump coronary bypass surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 429-432

  Imren, Yildirim ^a,b   Benson, Ariel A ^a   Zor, Hakan ^b   Tasoglu, Irfan ^b   Ereren, Emrah ^b   Sinci, Volkan ^b   Gokgoz, Levent ^b   Halit, Velit ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Beta blocker; Off pump coronary artery surgery

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESMOLOL; METOPROLOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PROTECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INOTROPISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PUMP DESIGN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 34248379047     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04088.x     Document Type: Article

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