Prevention of arrhythmias after noncardiac thoracic operations: Flecainide versus digoxin

Cardiac arrhythmias are known complications of thoracic operations. The prophylactic value of flecainide administered as a constant-rate, intravenous infusion (0.15 mg · kg −1 · h −1) after a loading dose (2 mg · kg −1) was compared with digoxin (10 μg · kg −1 for 12 hours, then 0.25 mg · 24 h −1) i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1991-06, Vol.51 (6), p.964-967
Hauptverfasser:	Borgeat, A., Petropoulos, P., Cavin, R., Biollaz, J., Munafo, A., Schwander, D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology Arrhythmias, Cardiac - prevention & control Digoxin - administration & dosage Digoxin - therapeutic use Electrocardiography, Ambulatory Flecainide - administration & dosage Flecainide - therapeutic use Humans Lung - surgery Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Thoracic Surgery
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