Does posterior pericardiotomy reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 384-389

  Kaleda, Vasily I ^a   McCormack, David J ^b   Shipolini, Alex R ^b  

^a PETROVSKY NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER OF SURGERY   (Russian Federation)

^b LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Posterior pericardiotomy; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; POSTERIOR PERICARDIOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENCHMARKING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863478237     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr099     Document Type: Article

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