Executive summary: American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.

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Published in Chest on August 01, 2005

Authors

Peter P McKeown1, David Gutterman, American College of Chest Physicians

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC 26805, USA. peter.mckeown@med.va.gov

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