The Cox-Maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 799-803

  Kim, Ki Bong ^a   Cho, Kwang Ree ^a   Sohn, Dae Won ^a   Ahn, Hyuk ^a   Rho, Joon Ryang ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SAFETY; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0344462729     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00777-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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