Postoperative oral amiodarone versus oral bisoprolol as prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A prospective randomized trial

Sleilaty, Ghassan; Madi-Jebara, Samia; Yazigi, Alexandre; Haddad, Fadia; Hayeck, Gemma; Rassi, Issam El; Ashoush, Ramzi; Jebara, Victor

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.034

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Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 116-122, October 2009

Postoperative oral amiodarone versus oral bisoprolol as prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A prospective randomized trial☆

Ghassan Sleilaty
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
- Corresponding author. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Alfred Naccache Street, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon. PB: 166830. Tel./fax: +961 1 42 61 81.
Samia Madi-Jebara
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Alexandre Yazigi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Fadia Haddad
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Gemma Hayeck
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Issam El Rassi
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Ramzi Ashoush
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Victor Jebara
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

Received 16 December 2007; received in revised form 6 June 2008; accepted 28 June 2008. published online 11 August 2008.

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☆ Partial results of this paper were presented as an abstract (<400 words) in the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2006 (Available from www.asaabstracts.com).