The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1146-1152 , May 2010

The implementation of a comprehensive clinical protocol improves long-term success after surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Read at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 24–27, 2009.

Received 30 June 2009 ,Revised 15 December 2009 ,Accepted 27 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.01.034

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1146-1152 , May 2010

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