Microwave ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve operations

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1259-1261

  Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Smedira, Nicholas G ^a   Cosgrove III, Delos M ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cleveland Clinic Foundation F24 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; MITRAL VALVE; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 0036797869     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03760-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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