Editorial: Late postoperative atrial fibrillation: Minor surgery complication or major cardiovascular issue?

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 381-382

  Capucci, Alessandro ^a   Guerra, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STROKE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; NOTE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79955820540     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328347c624     Document Type: Editorial

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