Atrial fibrillation early postoperatively following minimally invasive cardiac valvular surgery

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 744-747

  Asher, Craig R ^a   DiMengo, Josephine M ^b   Arheart, Kristopher L ^b   Weber, Monica M ^b   Grimm, Richard A ^b   Blackstone, Eugene H ^b   Cosgrove III, Delos M ^b   Chung, Mina K ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS RHYTHM; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033567887     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00427-0     Document Type: Article

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