Excellent results for atrial fibrillation surgery in the presence of giant left atrium and mitral valve disease

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 336-341

  Choo, Suk Jung ^a   Park, Nam Hee ^b   Lee, Sang Kwon ^c   Kim, Jong Woo ^a   Song, Jae Kwan ^a   Song, Hyun ^a   Song, Meong Gun ^a   Lee, Jae Won ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Maze procedure; Mitral valve surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543078046     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.04.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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