Atrial fibrillation following lung transplantation: Double but not single lung transplant is associated with long-term freedom from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2774-2782

  Lee, Geoffrey ^a   Wu, Harry ^b   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a   Esmore, Don ^b   Williams, Trevor ^b   Snell, Greg ^b   Kistler, Peter M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; THORAX SURGERY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649391470     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq224     Document Type: Article

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