The society of thoracic surgeons practice guideline on the prophylaxis and management of atrial fibrillation associated with general thoracic surgery: Executive summary

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1144-1152

  Fernando, Hiran C ^a   Jaklitsch, Michael T ^b   Walsh, Garrett L ^c   Tisdale, James E ^d,i   Bridges, Charles D ^e   Mitchell, John D ^f   Shrager, Joseph B ^g,h  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

ⁱ INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; MAGNESIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; GENDER; GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OPERATION DURATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; THORACIC SURGERY; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052791604     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.104     Document Type: Article

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