The burden and implications of preoperative atrial fibrillation in Australian heart valve surgery patients

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common preoperative arrhythmia in heart valve surgery patients and its prevalence is rising. This study aims to investigate the impact of AF on valve surgery early complications and survival and on valve disease of different aetiologies and populations...

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Main Authors: Russell, E., Walsh, W., Tran, L., Tam, R., Reid, Christopher, Brown, A., Bennetts, J., Baker, R., Maguire, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43207