Beta blockers for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: Carvedilol versus metoprolol

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-396

  Celik, Turgay ^a   Iyisoy, Atila ^a   Jata, Bekim ^a   Celik, Murat ^a   Gunay, Celalettin ^a   Isik, Ersoy ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carvedilol; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Metoprolol; Postoperative atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARBAZOLES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; METOPROLOL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPANOLAMINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 67349102620     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.026     Document Type: Article

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