The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Keywords

Atrial fibrillationMedicineCardiologyInternal medicineAtrial flutterReentryMitral regurgitationAtrium (architecture)P waveFibrillationElectrocardiographyDefibrillationAnesthesia

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital US

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 101
Issue: 3
Pages: 406-426
Citations: 498
Access: Closed

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                                    James L. Cox, 
                                
                                    Thomas E. Canavan, 
                                
                                    Richard B. Schuessler
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. 
                            Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
                            , 101
                            (3)
                            , 406-426.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5223(19)36723-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)36723-6