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Impact of the Maze Operation Combined With Left-Sided Valve Surgery on the Change in Tricuspid Regurgitation Over Time
Author(s) -
HyungKwan Kim,
Yong-Jin Kim,
KwangIl Kim,
SangHo Jo,
KiBong Kim,
Hyuk Ahn,
Daewon Sohn,
ByungHee Oh,
Myoung-Mook Lee,
Young-Bae Park,
YunShik Choi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.524496
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm , cardiology , regurgitation (circulation) , mitral regurgitation , incidence (geometry) , tricuspid valve , surgery , physics , optics
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported to be a predisposing factor for the progression of TR in patients with previous mitral or combined mitral/aortic valve surgery. We hypothesized that the maze operation (MAZE) can prevent the progression of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in these patients.

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