Outcome of Cox Maze procedure concomitant with mitral valve operation in treatment of atrial fibrillation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1392-1395

  Zhang, Sai ^a   Chen, Ru Kun ^a   Dong, Ai Qiang ^a   Wang, Yong Qin ^b   Chen, Suo Cheng ^c   Li, Zhi Jun ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AFFILIATED PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery procedures; Mitral valve; Retrospective study; Rheumatic heart disease; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANNULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHINA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOCK; STERNOTOMY; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747742459     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200608020-00012     Document Type: Article

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