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Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects 10% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality, ischaemic stroke and heart failure. Surgical AF ablation has been shown to significantly improve maintenance of sinus rhythm, however, small to medium...

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Autores principales: McClure, Graham R, Belley-Cote, Emilie P, Singal, Rohit K, Jaffer, Iqbal H, Dvirnik, Nazari, An, Kevin R, Fortin, Gabriel, Spence, Jessica, Whitlock, Richard P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5128845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27807090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013273