Evaluation of the heart rate and arrhythmias following the Maze procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation

PURPOSE: To assess the presence and the prevalence of arrhythmias and the variability of the heart rate in the medium-term postoperative period following the maze procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS: Seventeen patients with a mean age of 51.7±12.9 years, who previously underwent...

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Main Authors: Bartira Cunha, Renato A. K. Kalil, Álvaro S. Albrecht, Gustavo G. Lima, José Cláudio L. Kruse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-05-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000500008