Do corticosteroids prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery? Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 592-593

  Jahangiri, Marjan ^a   Camm, A John ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO;

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDIASTINITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 35648942161     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0981     Document Type: Short Survey

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