J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;127:304-305
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Tahir Yagdi, MD
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty,
zmir, Turkey
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There is no consensus about the optimal dose and route of amiodarone in prophylaxis against atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting. In most of the studies we cited in our article,1 intravenous amiodarone doses ranged from 10 mg/(kg · d) to 20 mg/(kg · d) through 2 to 8 days. Oral amiodarone doses ranged from 2.8 to 7.0 . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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