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Atrial Fibrillation, a Treatable Disease? pp 227–236Cite as

Management of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter Shortly after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 139))

Abstract

Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias are very common in patients shortly after cardiac surgery, frequently as atrial fibrillation, less often as atrial flutter and seldom as atrial tachycardia[1]. These transient postoperative supraventricular tachyarrhythmias are considered a form of paroxysmal atrial arrhythmia of recent onset. Atrial tachyarrhythmias commonly complicate the early postoperative course after cardiac surgery. Atrial arrhythmias occurring immediately after operation can jeopardize hemodynamic stability or lead to intolerable symptoms. These arrhythmias are usually benign, but could require additional drug therapy, cardiac pacing or even electrical cardioversion.

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Suttorp, M.J., Kingma, J.H., van Hemel, N.M., Defauw, J.A.M., Vermeulen, F.E.E., Ernst, S.M.P.G. (1992). Management of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter Shortly after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. In: Kingma, J.H., van Hemel, N.M., Lie, K.I. (eds) Atrial Fibrillation, a Treatable Disease?. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 139. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1816-3_14

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