Superior left atrial approach to the mitral valve: Incidence of postoperative arrhythmia

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 130-136

  Bergmann, Peter ^a   Huber, Stefan ^a   Hödl, Ronald ^a   Mächler, Heinrich ^a   Oberwalder, Peter ^a   Martin, Daniela ^a   Rigler, Bruno ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERICARDITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SINUS RHYTHM; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17944368383     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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