The technology in use for the surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 198-205

  Viola, Nicola ^a,b   Williams, Mathew R ^a,b   Oz, Mehmet C ^a,b   Ad, Niv ^a,b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryoablation; Laser; Microwave; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; LUNG VEIN OBSTRUCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036657215     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2002.35292     Document Type: Article

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