Introduction of transesophageal electrocardiography to surgery for continuous atrial fibrillation

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 672-675

  Fukunaga, Shuji ^a   Takagi, Kazuyoshi ^a   Arinaga, Koichi ^a   Aoyagi, Shigeaki ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia surgery; Atrial fibrillation; Transesophageal electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 33845397693     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.138859     Document Type: Article

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