Diltiazem versus amiodarone for new-onset atrial arrhythmias in non-cardiac post surgical patients: A cohort study

Critical Care and Shock

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 94-106

  Gerlach, Anthony T ^a   Kane Gill, Sandra L ^b   Dasta, Joseph F ^c   Steinberg, Steven ^a   Martin, Larry C ^d   Cook, Charles H ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Diltiazem; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; INOTROPIC AGENT; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 50249132423     PISSN: 14107767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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