Use of corticosteroids to prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery [1]

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-

  Oh, Jaewon ^a   Chung, Ji Hyung ^a   Kang, Seok Min ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO; SOTALOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATORVASTATIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; NOTE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERGLYCEMIA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; METOPROLOL; HYPERGLYCEMIA;

EID: 34447523595     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.3.283-a     Document Type: Letter

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