Relation of Obesity to Atrial Fibrillation After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 663-666

  Filardo, Giovanni ^a,d   Hamilton, Cody ^e   Hamman, Baron ^b   Hebeler Jr , Robert F ^b   Grayburn, Paul A ^c  

^a BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 60249099364     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.10.032     Document Type: Article

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