Role of atrial ischaemia in development of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-75

  Kolvekar, Shyam ^a   D'Souza, Anthony ^a   Akhatar, Parvez ^a   Reek, Chris ^a   Garratt, Clifford ^a   Spyt, Tom ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial ischemia; Bypass grafting; Coronary artery; Heart surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 0031056065     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01095-0     Document Type: Article

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