ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA COMMON AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION AND REDUCED WITH BETA BLOCKER USE

Authors :: Dan Nguyen
Andrew Harris
Bhrigu R. Parmar
Michael S. Mulligan
Kelley R. Branch
Erika D. Lease
Kent M. Koprowicz
Robert W. Rho
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75:467
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2020.
Abstract: Atrial fibrillation and flutter (AF/AFL) are common following lung transplant surgery although risk factors for AF/AFL development are controversial. We reevaluated risk factors and the effects of prophylactic beta blocker use on incident AF/AFL. We performed a single-center retrospective study of

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Lung
medicine.drug_class
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Retrospective cohort study
Atrial fibrillation
medicine.disease
Transplant surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Internal medicine
medicine
Cardiology
Lung transplantation
cardiovascular diseases
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Beta blocker

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