Atrial fibrillation and early clinical outcomes after mitral valve surgery in patients with rheumatic vs. non-rheumatic mitral stenosis

Atrial fibrillation and early clinical outcomes after mitral valve surgery in patients with rheumatic vs. non-rheumatic mitral stenosis

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia after open heart surgery that can lead to early morbidity and mortality following operation. Mitral stenosis (MS) is a structural abnormality of the mitral valve apparatus that can be resulted from previous rheumatic fever or non-rhe...

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Main Authors: S J Mirhosseini, Sadegh Ali-Hassan-Sayegh, Mehdi Hadadzadeh, Nafiseh Naderi, S. M. Y Mostafavi Pour Manshadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Heart Views
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
mitral stenosis
mitral valve replacement
valvular heart disease
Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2012;volume=13;issue=4;spage=136;epage=138;aulast=Mirhosseini

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