Con: Atrial Fibrillation Prophylaxis Is Not Necessary in Patients Undergoing Major Thoracic Surgery

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Apr;31(2):751-754. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.11.004. Epub 2016 Nov 2.

Authors

Rian Hasson Charles¹, Muhammad Shabsigh², Fabrizzio Sacchet-Cardozo², Luke Dong², Manoj Iyer², Michael Essandoh³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Electronic address: Michael.Essandoh@osumc.edu.

PMID: 28094174
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.11.004

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Keywords: antiarrhythmic therapy; atrial fibrillation; thoracic surgery.

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MeSH terms

Amiodarone
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Atrial Fibrillation*
Humans
Thoracic Surgery*

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Amiodarone