Open AccessProphylactic digitalization for coronary artery bypass surgery.
Author(s) -
Lewis W. Johnson,
Richard A. Dickstein,
C. Thomas Fruehan,
Peter B. Kane,
James L. Potts,
Harold Smulyan,
Watts R. Webb,
Robert H. Eich
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.53.5.819
Subject(s) - medicine , normal sinus rhythm , coronary artery bypass surgery , heart failure , artery , cardiology , supraventricular arrhythmia , sinus rhythm , surgery , bypass surgery , atrial fibrillation
One hundred and twenty patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass procedures were randomly placed into control and digitalized groups. All were initially in normal sinus rhythm and without evidence of congestive heart failure. Supraventricular arrhythmias occurred in 17 of 66 controls and in only three of 54 digitalized patients (P less than 0.01). There was no evidence of digitals toxicity. Based on this evidence we recommend prophylactic digitalization for patients having aortocoronary bypass operations.
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