A prospective randomized multicenter comparison on health-related quality of life: The value of add-on arrhythmia surgery in patients with paroxysmal, permanent or persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing valvular and/or coronary bypass surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 511-520

  Van Breugel, H N A M ^a   Nieman, F H M ^a   Accord, R E ^a   Van Mastrigt, G A P G ^a   Nijs, J F M A ^a   Severens, J L ^b   Vrakking, R ^c   Maessen, J G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Coronary bypass graft surgery; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951181736     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01655.x     Document Type: Article

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