Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation through isolation of the left atrial posterior wall in patients with chronic rheumatic mitral valve disease. A randomized study with control group;Tratamento cirúrgico da fibrilação atrial por isolamento da parede posterior do átrio esquerdo em doentes com valvopatia mitral reumática crônica. Um estudo randomizado com grupo controle

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-218

  Medeiros De Vasconcelos, José Tarcísio ^a,b,c   Ibrahim Scanavacca, Maurício ^a,c   Orismar Sampaio, Roney ^a,c   Grinberg, Max ^a,c   Argentino Sosa, Eduardo ^a,c   Almeida De Oliveira, Sergio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Isolation of the left atrial posterior wall; Rheumatic mitral valve disease; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUT AND SEW TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4744356689     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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