Impact of Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation on Right Ventricular Function: A Pilot Study
Objective. Thoracoscopic surgical pulmonary vein isolation (sPVI) has been added to the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), showing excellent efficacy outcomes. However, data on right ventricular (RV) function following sPVI has never been studied. Our aim was to investigate RV function following...
Main Authors: | Gijs E. De Maat, Yoran M. Hummel, Alberto Pozzoli, Ottavio R. Alfieri, Michiel Rienstra, Yuri Blaauw, Isabelle C. Van Gelder, Massimo A. Mariani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7392435 |
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