Evaluation of clinical treatment of atrial fibrillation associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease by radiofrequency ablation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 249-254

  Guang, Yang ^a   Zhen jie, Cai ^a   Wei Yong, Liu ^a   Tong, Li ^a   Ying, Li ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Maze procedure; Mitral valve; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036166739     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01118-6     Document Type: Article

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