Role of the simultaneous sequential strategy for failed acute sinus restoration after modified left maze procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation with concomitant mitral surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1802-1808

  Chang, Jen Ping ^a   Chen, Mien Cheng ^a   Kao, Chiung Lun ^a   Yang, Cheng Hsu ^a   Yu, Teng Hung ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749027455     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0382-0     Document Type: Article

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