Background Atrial fibrillation is a common post‐operative complication of cardiac surgery
and is associated with an increased risk of post‐operative stroke, increased length of …

Background Randomized controlled trials have yielded conflicting results regarding the
ability of beta‐blockers to influence perioperative cardiovascular morbidity and mortality …

Background—Postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of cardiac
surgery and has been associated with increased incidence of other complications and …

Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication after cardiac surgery. We aimed
to evaluate, by meta-analysis, all randomized trials testing interventions for preventing AF …

Arrhythmias are a known complication after cardiac surgery and represent a major cause of
morbidity, increased length of hospital stay, and economic costs. However, little is known …

BackgroundWe prospectively investigated the role of sympathetic activation in the etiology of
atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass grafting. METHODS.: Continuous …

Aims To identify drug usage/withdrawal in surgical patients and the relative risk this imposes
on postoperative surgical complications. Methods A prospective survey of patients' …

ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY (CABS) is now widely used in the treatment of patients with
coronary artery disease.'.'Although the procedure is usually well tolerated,” there are many …

There has been considerable interest in evaluating the usefulness of drug therapy in
patients who undergo operative coronary revascularization procedures to prevent the …

New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs frequently in patients after cardiac surgery. The
purpose of this study was to review the published trials and to provide clinical practice …