Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Prevention and management: The Australasian experience

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 40-46

  Alawami, Mohammed ^a   Chatfield, Andrew ^a   Ghashi, Rajaie ^b   Walker, Laurence ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Post operative atrial fibrillation; Prevention of atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; COLCHICINE; ELECTROLYTE; MAGNESIUM; RANOLAZINE; STEROID;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 85017446910     PISSN: 10167315     EISSN: 22125043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2017.03.008     Document Type: Review

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