In patients with an enlarged left atrium does left atrial size reduction improve maze surgery success?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 635-641

  Sunderland, Nicholas ^a   Nagendran, Myura ^b   Maruthappu, Mahiben ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cox maze; Left atrial size reduction; Maze; Mini maze; Recurrence of atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; NESIRITIDE; SILDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM REDUCTION SURGERY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAZE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83255170870     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.275511     Document Type: Article

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