Open AccessIntraoperative loading dose of amiodarone for prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after valvular heart surgery
Author(s) -
YasserMohamed Amr,
ElsayedM Elmistekawy,
Abd-AlmohsenM Hammad
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.73515
Subject(s) - medicine , amiodarone , atrial fibrillation , anesthesia , cardiology , surgery
Benefit of amiodarone in restoring sinus rhythm (SR) after cardiac surgery was concluded in previous studies that used different protocols for giving amiodarone. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of single parenteral intraoperative loading dose of amiodarone without maintenance as prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation (AF) after valvular heart surgery.
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