Surgical treatment of permanent atrial fibrillation using microwave energy ablation: A prospective randomized clinical trial

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 475-480

  Schuetz, A ^a   Schulze, C J ^a   Sarvanakis, K K ^a   Mair, H ^a   Plazer, H ^a   Kilger, E ^a   Reichart, B ^a   Wildhirt, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Microwave ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141609080     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00377-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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