Mitral valve surgery and atrial fibrillation: Is atrial fibrillation surgery also needed?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 530-537

  Jessurun, Emile R ^a   Van Hemel, Norbert M ^a   Kelder, Johannes C ^a   Elbers, Suzanne ^a   De La Rivière, Aart Brutel ^a   Defauw, Jo J A M ^a   Ernst, Jef M P G ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Mitral valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034194307     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00399-7     Document Type: Article

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