Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Does prophylactic therapy decrease adverse outcomes associated with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-25

  Shrivastava, Rakesh ^a   Smith, Bonnie ^a   Caskey, David ^a   Reddy, Pratap ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

blockers; Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Prophylactic

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; MAGNESIUM; METOPROLOL; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PREMEDICATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58449131040     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066608327178     Document Type: Review

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