The longstanding, persistent confusion surrounding surgery for atrial fibrillation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1374-1386

  Cox, James L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952321956     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.027     Document Type: Editorial

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