Aortic fat pad and atrial fibrillation: Cardiac lymphatics revisited

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 70-74

  Lupinski, Ryszard W ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aortic fat pad; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac lymphatics; Fontan procedure

Indexed keywords

ASCENDING AORTA; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SINUS NODE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 59149092700     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04802.x     Document Type: Review

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