Effects of posterior pericardiotomy on the incidence of pericardial effusion and atrial fibrillation after coronary revascularization

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Ekim, Hasan ^a   Kutay, Veysel ^a   Hazar, Abdüssemed ^b   Akbayrak, Hakan ^b   Başel, Halil ^b   Tuncer, Mustafa ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pericardial effusion; Posterior pericardiotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749669198     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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