Left atrial wall tension directly affects the restoration of sinus rhythm after Maze procedure

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-82

  Wang, William ^a   Buehler, Donald ^a   Martland, Anne Marie ^a   Feng, Xiao Dong ^b   Wang, Yong Jin ^c  

^a SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c ShanXi Cardiovascular Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial reduction; Atrial wall tension; Maze procedure

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; NESIRITIDE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE TENSION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LEFT ATRIAL WALL TENSION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAZE PROCEDURE; MITRAL VALVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR;

ADULT; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PIPERAZINES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PURINES; SULFONES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 79957992726     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.10.022     Document Type: Article

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