Impact of the maze procedure on the stroke rate in patients with atrial fibrillation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 833-840

  Cox, J L ^a   Ad, N ^a   Palazzo, T ^a   Schaff, H V ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032714797     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70052-8     Document Type: Article

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