Preoperative beta‐blocker use reduces atrial fibrillation in off‐pump coronary bypass surgery

Y Imren, AA Benson, H Zor, I Tasoglu… - ANZ Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery constitutes the
most common sustained arrhythmia and results in many complications. The purpose of this …

Intravenous administration of metoprolol is more effective than oral administration in the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery

J Halonen, T Hakala, T Auvinen, J Karjalainen… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia to occur after cardiac
surgery, with an incidence of 20% to 40%. AF is associated with postoperative …

Comparison of the efficacy of metoprolol and carvedilol for preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery

S Acikel, H Bozbas, B Gultekin, A Aydinalp… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs frequently after coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) and often results in prolonged postsurgical hospital stays and increased mortality …

Optimal β-blocker for prevention of atrial fibrillation after on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: carvedilol versus metoprolol

M Haghjoo, M Saravi, MJ Hashemi, S Hosseini… - Heart Rhythm, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia after coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG) surgery. It has been shown that prophylactic oral β-blocker …

Effect of prophylactic bisoprolol plus magnesium on the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery: results of a randomized controlled trial

S Behmanesh, P Tossios, H Homedan… - … medical research and …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Bisoprolol, a highly cardioselective β1‐blockers, is widely used to treat elderly
patients with hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure. The current literature …

The combination of propranolol and magnesium does not prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation

AJ Solomon, AK Berger, KK Trivedi, RL Hannan… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2000 - Elsevier
Background. Atrial fibrillation is a common complication of cardiovascular surgery. β-
Blockers have been shown to decrease the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation …

Prophylactic effects of metoprolol on the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery are dose dependent

N Cheng, C Gao - The Heart Surgery Forum, 2014 - journal.hsforum.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common complications after cardiac surgery. Many
studies have reported an incidence of 20%-40% in patients undergoing open heart surgery …

Beta-blocker effects on postoperative atrial fibrillation

IM Ali, AA Sanalla, V Clark - European journal of cardio …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether restarting of Beta Blocker followingcardiac surgery
would reduce the incidence and the severity of post-operative atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Beta blockade to prevent atrial dysrhythmias following coronary bypass surgery

DL Paull, SL Tidwell, SW Guyton, E Harvey… - The American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (AF) frequently complicate coronary artery
bypass surgery (CABG) and increase hospital stay as well as morbidity. Studies of drug …

Prevention of atrial fibrillation with ultra-low dose landiolol after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

E Nagaoka, H Arai, K Tamura, S Makita… - Annals of Thoracic and …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Purpose: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of cardiac surgery
that is associated with an increased incidence of other complications. The goal of this …