Role of postoperative vasopressor use in occurrence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Vasopressor use is common after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. This study evaluated the role of postoperative vasopressor use as a predictor of occurrence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting and demonstrates that vasopressor use is an independent predictor of such an occurrence.
Salaria
Vikrant
V
Division of Cardiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Mehta
Nirav J
NJ
Abdul-Aziz
Syed
S
Mohiuddin
Syed M
SM
Khan
Ijaz A
IA
D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents