title: Con: atrial arrhythmia prophylaxis is not required for cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Surgery, Dalhousie University and the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Jean-Francois
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Legare
authors.forename: Richard I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011292:Premedication
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents