Invited commentary.

Authors : Creswell Lawrence L LL;

Affiliations : University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. lcreswell@surgery.umsmed.edu

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2009)

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Postoperative atrial fibrillation is associated with late mortality after coronary surgery, but not after valvular surgery.

Authors : Mariscalco Giovanni G; Engström Karl Gunnar KG;

Affiliations : Department of Surgical Sciences, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Varese University Hospital, Varese, Italy. giovannimariscalco@yahoo.it

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2009)

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Risk factors for early mortality and morbidity after pneumonectomy: a reappraisal.

Authors : Mansour Ziad Z; Kochetkova Evgenia A EA; Santelmo Nicola N; Meyer Pierre P; Wihlm Jean-Marie JM; Quoix Elisabeth E; Massard Gilbert G;

Affiliations : Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2009)

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Thyroid function and cardiac surgery: what should we measure, and when?

Authors : Cerillo Alfredo Giuseppe AG; Storti Simona S; Clerico Aldo A; Iervasi Giorgio G;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Chronic atrial fibrillation is associated with reduced survival after aortic and double valve replacement.

Authors : Schulenberg Richard R; Antonitsis Polychronis P; Stroebel Andrie A; Westaby Stephen S;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Preoperative atrial fibrillation and elevated C-reactive protein levels as predictors of mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Authors : Elenbaas Ted W O TW; Soliman Hamad Mohamed A MA; Schönberger Jacques P A M JP; Martens Elisabeth J EJ; van Zundert André A J AA; van Straten Albert H M AH;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Complete pulmonary venous occlusion after radiofrequency ablation.

Authors : Kan Chung-Dann CD; Yang Yu-Jen YJ;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Intermediate outcome of surgical atrial fibrillation correction with the CryoMaze procedure.

Authors : Hanke Thorsten T; Charitos Efstratios I EI; Stierle Ulrich U; Sievers Hans-H HH; Misfeld Martin M;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Successful surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, mitral regurgitation, and aortic root aneurysm in a patient with classical type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Authors : Sauer Matthias M; Borger Michael A MA; Seeburger Joerg J; Mohr Friedrich W FW;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. matthiassauer@yahoo.de

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Invited commentary.

Authors : Benussi Stefano S; Alfieri Ottavio O;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiac Surgery, S. Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, Milan, 20132 Italy. stefano.benussi@hsr.it

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Capillary supply to the sinus node in subjects with long-term atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Hurlé Aquilino A; Sánchez-Quintana Damián D; Ho Siew Y SY; Bernabeu Eduardo E; Murillo Margarita M; Climent Vicente V;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain. hurle_aqu@gva.es

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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A multidisciplinary approach to the minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Stamou Sotiris C SC; Khabbaz Kamal R KR; Mahmood Feroze F; Zimetbaum Peter P; Hagberg Robert C RC;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Percutaneous catheter ablation treatment of recurring atrial arrhythmias after surgical ablation.

Authors : Henry Linda L; Durrani Sarfraz S; Hunt Sharon S; Friehling Ted T; Tran Henry H; Wish Marc M; Del Negro Albert A; Bell Margaret M; Ad Niv N;

Affiliations : Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, USA.

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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