Prevention and Management of Perioperative Arrhythmias in the Thoracic Surgical Population

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 325-335

  Amar, David ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; IBUTILIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; PROPAFENONE; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX SURGERY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 43049170118     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2008.01.001     Document Type: Review

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