Preservation of the right atrial appendage improves reduced plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels after the maze procedure
Fumiki Yoshihara(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Kenji Kangawa(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Soichiro Kitamura(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Yoshikado Sasako(Osaka Hospital), Y Kosakai(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Reiji Hattori(Okayama University), Hisayuki Matsuo(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Junjiro Kobayashi(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center), Tohru Ohe(Norwegian Womens Public Health Association), Takeshi Horio, Toshio Nishikimi(Kyoto University)
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