Left atrium volume index and pathological features of left atrial appendage as a predictor of failure in postoperative sinus conversion

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 274-282

  Kataoka, Tetsuro ^a   Hamasaki, Shuichi ^a   Inoue, Katsumi ^b   Yuasa, Toshinori ^a   Tomita, Kaai ^a   Ishida, Sanemasa ^a   Ogawa, Masakazu ^a   Saihara, Keishi ^a   Koriyama, Chihaya ^a   Nobuyoshi, Masakiyo ^c   Sakata, Ryuzo ^a   Tei, Chuwa ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KOKURA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Histopathology; Maze procedure; Sinus conversion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77549087165     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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