The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1170-1176, May 2010

The influence of postoperative mitral valve function on the late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after the maze procedure combined with mitral valvuloplasty

  • Joon Bum Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Seung Hyun Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sung Ho Jung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sung Cheol Yun, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Suk Jung Choo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Cheol Hyun Chung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Hyun Song, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul Saint Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Jae Won Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jae Won Lee, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.

Received 21 February 2009; received in revised form 9 June 2009; accepted 16 July 2009. published online 23 September 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00992-1

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.042

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1170-1176, May 2010