Amiodarone vs sotalol as prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation/flutter after heart surgery: A meta-analysis

The incidence of supraventricular arrhythmias remains high following open-heart surgery. The most common of these arrhythmias are atrial fibrillation and flutter (AFF), for which treatment is not well defined. Recent studies have focused on prophylactically treating patients in an attempt to reduce...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2002-04, Vol.121 (4), p.1203-1210
Hauptverfasser:	WURDEMAN, Richard L, MOOSS, Aryan N, MOHIUDDIN, Syed M, LENZ, Thomas L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amiodarone - adverse effects Amiodarone - therapeutic use Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - adverse effects Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - therapeutic use Antiarythmic agents Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation - prevention & control Atrial Flutter - diagnosis Atrial Flutter - prevention & control Biological and medical sciences Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiovascular system Confidence intervals Coronary Artery Bypass Coronary vessels Disease prevention Drugs Female Heart surgery Humans Length of stay Male Medical sciences Meta-analysis Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Sensitivity analysis Sotalol - adverse effects Sotalol - therapeutic use Statistical significance
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