Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0792386558 ISBN 13 : 9780792386551

Editeur : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999

Synopsis

Cardiac surgery is performed on hundreds of thousands of patients a year, and can have an important beneficial impact on the outcomes of patients with coronary and valvular heart diseases. Despite the favorable recovery of most patients, some will have their post-operative period interrupted by the development of atrial fibrillation, with a host of potential complications including stroke. High risk subgroups may develop atrial fibrillation in more than half of cases, and often despite aggressive prophylactic measures. Treatment of atrial fibrillation and its aftermath can also add days to the hospital stay of the cardiac surgical patient. In an era of aggressive cost cutting and optimization of utilization of health care resources, the financial impact of this arrhythmic complication may be enormous.
Experimental studies have led to a greater understanding of the mechanism of atrial fibrillation and potential precipitating factors in the cardiac surgical patient. Prophylactic efforts with beta-blockers, antiarrhythmic drugs and atrial pacing are being used, or are being investigated in clinical trials. New methods of achieving prompt cardioversion with minimal disruption of patient care, and prevention of the thromboembolic complications of atrial fibrillation, are also important therapeutic initiatives. This text is designed to aid health care professionals in the treatment of their patients in the recovery period after cardiac surgery, and to instigate additional research efforts to limit the occurrence of, and the complications following, this tenacious postoperative arrhythmia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0792386558
• ISBN 13: 9780792386551
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 179
• Éditeur: Steinberg Jonathan S.
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