Pulmonary vein firing triggering atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1300-1302

  Saad, Eduardo B ^a   Saliba, Walid I ^a   Marrouche, Nassir F ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Open heart surgery; Pulmonary veins

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; MUSCLE RESECTION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036932913     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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