Spontaneous cardioversion and mitral valve repair: A role for surgical cardioversion (Cox-maze)?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 76-80

  Large, S R ^a   Hosseinpour, A R ^a   Wisbey, C ^a   Wells, F C ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Left ventricular end systolic diameter; Mitral valve repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC VOLUME; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031046609     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01012-3     Document Type: Article

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