Atrial fibrillation post cardiac bypass surgery
Atrial fibrillation occurs in 5-40% patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Atrial fibrillation increases mortality and morbidity in the post-operative period. We sought to conduct a comprehensive review of literature focusing on pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention and treatment o...
Main Authors: | Ashraf Mostafa, Mohamed A EL-Haddad, Maithili Shenoy, Tushar Tuliani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-07-01
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Series: | Avicenna Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.102280 |
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