The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages 1036-1039 , November 2010

Prophylactic ventral cardiac denervation: Does it reduce incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting?

  • Abbas Salehi Omran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Abbas Salehi Omran, MD, Assistant Professor of cardiovascular surgery, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran 1411713138.
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  • Abbasali Karimi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Hossein Ahmadi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Parin Yazdanifard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mahmood Sheikh Fahtollahi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mokhtar Tazik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Department, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Received 7 July 2009 ,Revised 18 November 2009 ,Accepted 9 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01627-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.024

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages 1036-1039 , November 2010

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