Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery

Cover
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Table of Contents
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1 Experimental Animal Models of Atrial Arrhythmias and Their Relevance to Post-Operative Atrial Arrhythmias that Occur in Humans Unergoing Cardiac Surgery......Page 11
2 Understanding the Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation from Clinical Observations......Page 29
3 Incidence, Timing and Outcome of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias After Cardiac Surgery......Page 46
4 Risk Factors for the Development of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation......Page 60
5 The Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Hospital Length of Stay After Cardiac Surgery......Page 90
6 Prophylactic Value of Beta Blockers......Page 103
7 Antiarrhythmic Therapy to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery......Page 116
8 Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation......Page 125
9 Therapeutic Options for Establised or Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation - Focus on Antithrombotic Therapy......Page 139
10 Atrial Fibrillation after Noncardic Surgery......Page 146
Index
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