Radiofrequency ablation through a right atrium incision in congenital atrial septal defect

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 388, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-55

  Bottio, Tomaso ^a   Leoni, Loira ^a   Vida, Vladimiro ^a   Stellin, Giovanni ^a   Casarotto, Dino ^a   Gerosa, Gino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Congenital atrial septal defect; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS RHYTHM; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0041816298     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-003-0356-8     Document Type: Article

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