TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of atrial fibrillation surgery in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
AU - Chen, Michael S.
AU - McCarthy, Patrick M.
AU - Lever, Harry M.
AU - Smedira, Nicholas G.
AU - Lytle, Bruce L.
PY - 2004/2/1
Y1 - 2004/2/1
N2 - We report the results of atrial fibrillation surgery in 10 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is the largest case series to date. The Maze procedure, with concomitant septal myectomy if indicated, appears to be feasible in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and refractory atrial fibrillation.
AB - We report the results of atrial fibrillation surgery in 10 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is the largest case series to date. The Maze procedure, with concomitant septal myectomy if indicated, appears to be feasible in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and refractory atrial fibrillation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.025
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 14759397
AN - SCOPUS:0842324643
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 93
SP - 373
EP - 375
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 3
ER -