Prophylaxis of Atrial Fibrillation After Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-320

  Tisdale, James E ^a,b   Wroblewski, Heather A ^a   Kesler, Kenneth A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Esophagectomy; Lobectomy; Pharmacology; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative care

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EVENING DOSAGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOBECTOMY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG RESECTION; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX SURGERY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79955502308     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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