Prevention of atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery: Time to consider a multimodality pharmacological approach

Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-65

  Ho, Kwok M ^a   Lewis, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Drug therapy; Heart surgery; Outcomes; Preventive strategies

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMIODARONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAXOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; MAGNESIUM; METOPROLOL; NADOLOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD TOXICITY; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; KIDNEY INJURY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549168948     PISSN: 17555914     EISSN: 17555922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5922.2009.00117.x     Document Type: Review

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