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A review of 13 publications dealing with the development of supraventricular arrhythmias after coronary artery bypass graft yielded a mean overall incidence of 27.5% (Table 1) [1–12]. In the U.S.A. some 100000 such operations are performed yearly [13] and something on the order of 30000 patients develop this postoperative complication. These arrhythmias often require cardioversion and invariably drug therapy. They can cause a drop in arterial pressure which could have deleterious effects on graft haemodynamics and subsequent long-term patency.
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Vecht, R.J., Ikwueke, J., Nicolaides, E.P., Liassides, C., Cleary, J. (1984). The Use of Timolol in Reducing the Incidence of Supraventricular Arrhythmias After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. In: Unger, F. (eds) Coronary Artery Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69638-1_15
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