Mitral valve surgery plus concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation is superior to mitral valve surgery alone with an intensive rhythm control strategy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-650

  von Oppell, Ulrich O ^a   Masani, Navroz ^a   O'Callaghan, Peter ^a   Wheeler, Richard ^a   Dimitrakakis, Georgios ^a   Schiffelers, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Mitral valve; Radiofrequency ablation; Rhythm control

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62149140563     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.12.042     Document Type: Article

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