Surgical pathology of atrial appendages removed during the cox-maze procedure: A review of 86 Cases (2004 to 2005) with implications for prognosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 890-897

  Castonguay, Mathieu C ^a   Wang, Yinong ^b   Gerhart, Jacqueline L ^c   Miller, Dylan V ^d   Stulak, John M ^a   Edwards, William D ^a   Maleszewski, Joseph J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial appendages; Atrial fibrillation; Maze procedure; Surgical pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880139515     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31827e180b     Document Type: Review

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