Amiodarone and cardiac surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 271-

  Rankin, J Scott ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34250745932     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.045     Document Type: Letter

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