Beating-heart surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation with microwave ablation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1307-1311

  Maessen, Jos G ^a,b   Nijs, Jan F M A ^a   Smeets, Joep L R M ^a   Vainer, Jindra ^a   Mochtar, Bas ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMIODARONE; FENTANYL CITRATE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART SIZE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036797829     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03908-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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