Meta-analysis of randomized trials on the efficacy of posterior pericardiotomy in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1158-1161

  Biancari, Fausto ^a   Asim Mahar, Muhammad Ali ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERICARDIECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950916836     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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