Left atrial reduction by posterior wall plication combined with mitral valve surgery in patients with a dilated left atrium


Ozerdem G., Uymaz B., Saricam E., CANDEMİR B., Eren N. T.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.311-316, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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Background: We aimed to reduce atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic events by reducing left atrial dilatation via posterior plication technique.