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While competing in a league soccer game, Chris died when he was hit directly in the chest with a soccer ball. Chris was an active, healthy 18 year old student working toward a degree in Kinesiology. You have heard about sudden death as a result of a blow to the chest but can't recall the name of the condition. Before meeting with Chris' parents you would like to search the literature to find out more about it.

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Case: In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, is amiodarone more effective than beta blockers in preventing arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillations?

P heart surgery
I amiodarone
C beta blockers
O prevent arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation)
T Therapy
T RCT

TEACHING Tips:cardiac surgery, as well as heart surgery, maps to both thoracic surgery and cardiac surgical procedures--which is too broad. Go to the MeSH Database or check details and pick out cardiac surgical procedures to search on