Coronary Artery Diseases. Atherosclerotic heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the intervention group with systolic blood pressure above 80 mmgh and rate of more than 60/min, a total of 4.2 grams oral amiodarone is administered as: 600 mg, the night before sur
Prevention
In the intervention group with systolic blood pressure above 80 mmgh and rate of more than 60/min, a total of 4.2 grams oral amiodarone is administered as: 600 mg, the night before surgery and also 60
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Vice chancellor for research
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Patients with coronary artery disease (on angiography) who are candidate for coronary artery bypass. Exclusion criteria: 1- Patients above 80 years old. 2- Patients who have atrial fibrillation before surgery. 3- Patients with heart valve disease or arrhythmia or having every degree of heart block conduction. 4- Patients who use a pacemaker. 5- Patients who have chronic lung, liver or kidney disease. 6- Patients who have other heart surgeries simultaneously with bypass surgery. 7- Patients who are allergic to amiodarone or in any way giving amiodarone to them is contraindicated. 8- Having sick sinus syndrome.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AF rhythm. Timepoint: From the second day of the intervention and after CABG surgery, continuous monitoring for the first 72 hours and then daily ECG is done until discharge. Method of measurement: ECG recording device.;Length of stay in ICU. Timepoint: At the time of transferring to the ward. Method of measurement: Refer to the data sheet in ICU.;Duration of hospital stay. Timepoint: At discharge time. Method of measurement: Refer to the Patient file. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNasim Shayan
Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation Research Center of Dr. Shariati Hospital
Outcome results
None listed