The efficacy of sotalol in preventing postoperative atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Kerin, Nicholas Z ^a   Jacob, Sony ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Meta analysis; Postoperative tachyarrhythmia; Prevention; Sotalol

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MAGNESIUM; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNESIUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOTALOL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 80051978721     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.04.025     Document Type: Article

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