Postoperative atrial fibrillation is a major cause of stroke after on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Authors:
- Fausto BiancariFausto Biancari
- Esa SalmelaESEsa Salmela
- Martti MosorinMMMartti Mosorin
- Jari SattaJSJari Satta
- Pekka RainioPRPekka Rainio
- Jussi RimpiläinenJRJussi Rimpiläinen
- Martti LepojärviMLMartti Lepojärvi
- Tatu JuvonenTJTatu Juvonen
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 77 (4) , 1241-1244
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