Corrigendum to Postoperative atrial fibrillation in non-cardiac and cardiac surgery: An overview [Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, (2015)13(S1): S304-S312. DOI: 10.1111/jth.12974];Postoperative atrial fibrillation in non-cardiac and cardiac surgery: An overview

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue S1, 2015, Pages S304-S312

  Bessissow, A ^a,b   Khan, J ^b,c   Devereaux, P J ^b,d   Alvarez Garcia, J ^e   Alonso Coello, P ^d,f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; General surgery; Postoperative period; Review

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; COLCHICINE; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; IBUTILIDE; MAGNESIUM; METOPROLOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERNAKALANT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

AGE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVERSION; CHADS2 SCORE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; GENDER AND SEX; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG RESECTION; MEDICAL HISTORY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THORAX SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; DRUG EFFECTS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD COAGULATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84931379993     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.13058     Document Type: Erratum

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