Journal article
Long-term amiodarone therapy and the risk of complications after cardiac surgery: Results from the Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial (CAMIAT)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the association between amiodarone therapy and risk of complications of cardiac surgery in patients in the randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial.
METHODS: Prospectively collected data regarding postoperative complications in 82 patients who underwent cardiac surgery during Canadian Amiodarone Myocardial Infarction Arrhythmia Trial …
Authors
Crystal E; Kahn S; Roberts R; Thorpe K; Gent M; Cairns JA; Dorian P; Connolly SJ; investigators OBOTC
Journal
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 633–637
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2003
DOI
10.1067/mtc.2003.9
ISSN
0022-5223
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Administration, OralAgedAmiodaroneAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial FibrillationCanadaCardiac Pacing, ArtificialCardiac Surgical ProceduresDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleHeart ArrestHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsIntra-Aortic Balloon PumpingLength of StayLong-Term CareMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPostoperative CareProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Fibrillation