Analysis of the postoperative epicardial auriculogram after surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Risk stratification of late recurrences

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1493-1498

  Hornero, Fernando ^a   Rodriguez, Ignacio ^a   Estevez, Vanesa ^a   Gil, Oscar ^a   Canovas, Sergio ^a   Garcia, Rafael ^a   Leon, Juan Martinez ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249085124     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.038     Document Type: Article

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