Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Clinical update on mechanisms and prophylactic strategies

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 806-816

  Raiten, Jesse M ^a   Ghadimi, Kamrouz ^b   Augoustides, John G T ^a   Ramakrishna, Harish ^c   Patel, Prakash A ^a   Weiss, Stuart J ^a   Gutsche, Jacob T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMIODARONE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COLCHICINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ELECTROLYTE; FISH OIL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SOTALOL; STEROID;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART PACING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTERIOR PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLACTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; ADVERSE EFFECTS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTOR;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84930079397     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.01.001     Document Type: Review

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