Does prophylactic sotalol and magnesium decrease the incidence of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery: A propensity-matched analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Aerra, Vikram ^a   Kuduvalli, Manoj ^a   Moloto, A N ^a   Srinivasan, A K ^a   Grayson, A D ^a   Fabri, Brian M ^a   Oo, Aung Y ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SOTALOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHEMOPREVENTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOTALOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248398359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-1-6     Document Type: Article

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