Does prophylactic low-dose amiodarone decrease the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery? A randomized controlled …

MA Ahmed, AE Ghoneim, AAE Abdel Wahab… - The Cardiothoracic …, 2022 - Springer
Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) occurs within 1 to 5 days after coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG), with a peak occurrence on the second day. This research …

Amiodarone prophylaxis as prevention of post cardiac surgery atrial fibrillation

S Ivanovic, R Ramcharitar, G Rogal - Chest, 2019 - journal.chestnet.org
PURPOSE: The incidence of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) during the early postoperative period
after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or valve surgery ranges between 15%-40 …

Giving IV and oral amiodarone perioperatively for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: the GAP …

J Kerstein, A Soodan, M Qamar, M Majid, E Lichstein… - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Purpose: We studied the use of perioperative IV and oral administration of amiodarone for
the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery …

Postoperative oral amiodarone versus oral bisoprolol as prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomized trial

G Sleilaty, S Madi-Jebara, A Yazigi, F Haddad… - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs in up to 50% of patients
undergoing coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery and is associated with complications …

Prophylactic oral amiodarone compared with placebo for prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery

JD Redle, S Khurana, R Marzan, PA McCullough… - American heart …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation occurs in 20% to 40% of patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and contributes to delayed recovery, increased …

Peri-operative amiodarone for post-operative atrial fibrillation prophylaxis in valve surgery patients

M Haddad, R Nair, P Hendry… - Journal of Surgical …, 2010 - journalofsurgicalresearch.com
Purpose: Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation (AF) affects approximately 40% of patients
undergoing heart valves surgery. Peri-operative Amiodarone has been shown to reduce the …

Prophylactic amidarone treatment for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery

J Thanavaro, J Taylor, MS Guignon, L Vitt - The Journal for Nurse …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study we performed a retrospective chart review to evaluate the efficacy of short-term
postoperative oral amiodarone therapy on postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after …

Prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: the significance of postoperative oral amiodarone

SC Stamou, PC Hill, GA Sample, E Snider, AJ Pfister… - Chest, 2001 - Elsevier
Study objectives Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common occurrence after cardiac surgery (10 to
53%) that contributes to increased length of stay and hospital cost. Recent evidence …

Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation of high-risk patients after coronary bypass grafting: a prospective, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized study

M Budeus, M Hennersdorf, S Perings… - European heart …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs often in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) and can result in increased morbidity and mortality. Previous studies using P-wave …

[PDF][PDF] Prophylactic effect of amiodarone in atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery; a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

M Esmail, D Nilufar, GE Majid, TN Reza… - J Cardiovasc Dis …, 2015 - academia.edu
Introduction: Atrial fibrillation is the most common complication after coronary artery bypass
surgery. It's known that increases morbidity and mortality after Coronary artery bypass graft …