Irrigated radiofrequency ablation is a safe and effective technique to treat chronic atrial fibrillation

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-245

  Khargi, Krishna ^a   Deneke, Thomas ^a   Lemke, Bernd ^a   Laczkovics, Axel ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; CABG; Circumflex artery injury; Electrophysiology; Esophageal injury; Mitral valve surgery; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SIZE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041920917     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00033-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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