Effectiveness of metoprolol in preventing atrial fibrillation and flutter in the postoperative period of coronary artery bypass graft surgery

To assess the effectiveness of metoprolol in preventing clinically detectable atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. An open, randomized study was carried out to treat 200 patients who had undergone isolated CABG surgery with extracorporeal circulatio...

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Published in:	Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia Vol. 82; no. 1; p. 42
Main Authors:	Lúcio, Eraldo de Azevedo, Flores, Adriana, Blacher, Celso, Leães, Paulo E, Lucchese, Fernando A, Ribeiro, Jorge Pinto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil 01-01-2004
Subjects:	Aged Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - therapeutic use Atrial Fibrillation - prevention & control Atrial Flutter - prevention & control Case-Control Studies Coronary Artery Bypass Extracorporeal Circulation Female Humans Male Metoprolol - therapeutic use Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Postoperative Period Risk Statistics as Topic
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