Incidence of atrial flutter/fibrillation in adults with atrial septal defect before and after surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-78

  Berger, F ^a   Vogel, M ^a   Kramer, A ^a   Alexi Meskishvilli, V ^a   Weng, Y ^a   Lange, P E ^a   Hetzer, R ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0032786976     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00478-6     Document Type: Article

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