The posterior pericardiotomy. Does it reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting?

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages S97-S104

  Kongmalai, Peerapat ^a   Karunasumetta, Chananya ^a   Kuptarnond, Chusak ^a   Prathanee, Sompop ^a   Taksinachanekij, Suthep ^a   Intanoo, Worawit ^a   Wongbuddha, Chawalit ^a   Senthong, Vichai ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Pericardial effusion; Posterior pericardiotomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PERICARDIOTOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84925381798     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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