Superior septal approach for mitral valve surgery: A word of caution

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 862-867

  García Villarreal, Ovidio A ^a,b   González Oviedo, Roberto ^a   Rodríguez González, Humberto ^a   Martínez Chapa, Héctor D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Left atrium; Mitral valve repair; Mitral valve replacement; Mitral valve surgery; Right atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; P WAVE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PR INTERVAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344825067     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00613-4     Document Type: Article

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