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Chapter 36 - Cardiovascular Complications

from Section 4 - Postoperative Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

By
Francesco Vetta  and
Gabriella Locorotondo
Edited by
Gabriella Bettelli
Gabriella Bettelli
Affiliation:
University of San Marino
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Perioperative Care of the Elderly
Clinical and Organizational Aspects
 , pp. 239 - 244
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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Further Reading

Amar, D., Zhang, H., Leung, D.H.Y., et al. (2002). Older age is the strongest predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation. Anesthesiology. 96: 352–356.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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