The surgical management of giant left atrium

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-190

  Apostolakis, Efstratios ^a   Shuhaiber, Jeffrey H ^b  

^a University Hospital of Rion   (Greece)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Giant left atrium; Left atrium volume reduction; Maze procedure

Indexed keywords

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; AWARENESS; BRONCHUS; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GIANT LEFT ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOMEGALY; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MITRAL VALVE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349077147     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.11.003     Document Type: Review

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