Incidence of arrhythmias after thoracic surgery: Thoracotomy versus video-assisted thoracoscopy

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 659-661

  Neustein, Steven M ^a,b   Kahn, Philip ^a   Krellenstein, Daniel J ^a   Cohen, Edmond ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Supraventricular tachycardia; Thoracic surgery; Thoracotomy; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0032423168     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(98)90238-5     Document Type: Article

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