Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Incidence, risk factors, and economic burden

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 952-958

  Rostagno, Carlo ^a   La Meir, Mark ^b   Gelsomino, Sandro ^c   Ghilli, Lorenzo ^c   Rossi, Alessandra ^c   Carone, Enrico ^c   Braconi, Lucio ^c   Rosso, Gabriele ^a   Puggelli, Francesco ^a   Mattesini, Alessio ^a   Stefno, Pier Luigi ^c   Padeletti, Luigi ^a   Maessen, Jos ^b   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Perioperative complications

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CAUSALITY; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78649636757     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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