Atrial function after left atrial epicardial cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-91

  Johansson, Birgitta ^a   Bech Hanssen, Odd ^a   Berglin, Eva ^a   Blomström, Per ^b   Holmgren, Anders ^c   Jensen, Steen M ^c   Källner, Göran ^d   Nilsson, Leif ^b   Thelin, Stefan ^b   Karlsson, Thomas ^a   Edvardsson, Nils ^a   Blomström Lundqvist, Carina ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial function; Cryoablation; Mitral valve surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOABLATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PERICARDIUM; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84861686013     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9605-x     Document Type: Article

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