The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 117-118 , January 2010

The quest to identify predictors for success and failure after the Cox-Maze procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

  • Niv Ad, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Niv Ad, MD, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042.

Received 12 July 2009 ,Accepted 21 July 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)01006-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.054

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 117-118 , January 2010

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