Late neurologic events after surgery for atrial fibrillation: Rare but relevant

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-132

  Lee, Richard ^a   Jivan, Arif ^a   Kruse, Jane ^a   McGee, Edwin C ^a   Malaisrie, S Chris ^a   Bernstein, Richard ^b   Lapin, Brittany ^a   Passman, Rod ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a   McCarthy, Patrick M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EXTERNAL LIGATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLED EXCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84871886966     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.048     Document Type: Article

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