Comparison of the Length of Hospital Stay between the Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Treated with Amiodarone and Patients with Normal Sinus Rhythm after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Comparison of the Length of Hospital Stay between the Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Treated with Amiodarone and Patients with Normal Sinus Rhythm after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Introduction: Postoperative atrial fibrillation occurs in 20 % to 40 % of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting ( CABG ) and contributes to increasing length of stay and hospital cost . The purpose of our study was to compare the length of hospital stay between patients of postoperativ...

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Main Authors: Samad Shams Vahdati, Jahanbakhsh Samadikhah, Seied Hadi Hakim, Rasoul Azarfarin, Mahsa Ansarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
Subjects:
Heart Surgery
Atrial Fibrillation
Amiodarone
Length of hospital stay
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/ 10.5681/jcvtr.2012.004

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