Managing postoperative atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery using transdermal β1 blockers

Abstract Background Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after open-heart surgery is a non-negligible complication. We aimed to describe the efficacy of a transdermal patch of bisoprolol for managing POAF and flutter in thoracic surgical procedures. Methods We analyzed the data of 384 patients w...

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Main Authors: Kenji Yamamoto, Senri Miwa, Tomoyuki Yamada, Shuji Setozaki, Mamoru Hamuro, Shunji Kurokawa, Sakae Enomoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02227-z