Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 193-197 , July 2002

The significance of atrial fibrillation ablation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery

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☆ Address reprint requests to Niv Ad, MD, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 193-197 , July 2002

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