Atrial fibrillation and mitral valve repair

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1057-1063

  Jovin, Angelika ^a,c   Oprea, Dana A ^b   Jovin, Ion S ^b,d   Hashim, Sabet W ^c   Clancy, Jude F ^b  

^a Harbor Medical Associates   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Mitral regurgitation; Mitral repair; Mitral valve

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 48349097676     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01135.x     Document Type: Review

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