Atrial Fibrillation After Open Heart Surgery: How Safe Is Early Conversion Without Anticoagulation?

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212.e1-212.e3

  Verhaert, David ^a   Puwanant, Sarinya ^a   Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Klein, Allan L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Conversion

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; METOPROLOL;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 58949095934     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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