Increased amount of atrial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation secondary to mitral valve disease

Authors : Geuzebroek GS; van Amersfoorth SC; Hoogendijk MG; Kelder JC; van Hemel NM; de Bakker JM;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands Department of Experimental Cardiology, Academical Medic Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Address for reprints: Guillaume S. C. Geuzebroek, MD, Koekoekslaan 1 PO Box 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein The Netherlands

Journal : The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (2011)

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Effect of low-dose human atrial natriuretic peptide on postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing pulmonary resection for lung cancer: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Authors : Nojiri T; Yamamoto K; Maeda H; Takeuchi Y; Funakoshi Y; Inoue M;

Affiliations : Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Toyonaka-City, Japan Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita-City, Japan Address for reprints: Takashi Nojiri, MD, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Toneyama National Hospital, Toneyama 5-1-1, Toyonaka City 560-8552, Osaka, Japan.

Journal : The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (2011)

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Preoperative left atrial dysfunction and risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation complicating thoracic surgery

Authors : Raman T; Roistacher N; Liu J; Zhang H; Shi W; Thaler HT;

Affiliations : Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Address for reprints: David Amar, MD, Director of Thoracic Anesthesia, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, M-304, New York, NY 10021

Journal : The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (2011)

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Impaired cardiac autophagy in patients developing postoperative atrial fibrillation

Authors : Garcia L; Verdejo HE; Kuzmicic J; Zalaquett R; Gonzalez S; Lavandero S;

Affiliations : Centro Estudios Moleculares de la Celula, Facultad Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Journal : The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (2011)

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Noninvasive assessment of filling pressure and left atrial pressure overload in severe aortic valve stenosis: Relation to ventricular remodeling and clinical outcome after aortic valve replacement

Authors : Dahl JS; Videbæk L; Poulsen MK; Pellikka PA; Veien K; Andersen LI; Haghfelt T;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Address for reprints: Jordi S. Dahl, MD, Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr Boulevard, 5000Odense C, Denmark Denmark. jordidahl@hotmail.com

Journal : The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (2011)

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