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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:466-467
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Thoracic epidural anesthesia and atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass grafting

John G.T. Augoustides, MD, FASE

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa

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To the Editor:

I read with great interest the recent article by Dr Bakhtiary and colleagues1Go detailing the protective effect of high thoracic epidural anesthesia against atrial fibrillation after off-pump coronary bypass grafting. The following clinical questions arise as a result of this fascinating study:

1. Why was the placement of the thoracic epidural catheters . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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