Predictors of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery: Increased waist circumference rather than increased body mass index?

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 23-

  Girerd, Nicolas ^a   Pibarot, Philippe ^a   Mathieu, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79952415111     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/msm.881432     Document Type: Letter

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