Initial experience with a modified left atrial maze procedure concomitant to cardiac surgery

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Hemmer, Wolfgang ^a   Starck, C ^a   Botha, C ^c   Ickrath, O ^b   Roser, D ^a   Stilz, S ^b   Paula, J ^a   Rein, J G ^a  

^a SANA KLINIKUM OFFENBACH   (Germany)

^b KATHARINENHOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c Netcare Unitas Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Modified maze procedure; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY VEIN; RELIABILITY; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0034508357     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003990070022     Document Type: Article

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