Hybrid Approach for Minimally-Invasive Operative Therapy of Arrhythmias

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-294

  Skanes, Allan C ^a   Klein, George J ^b   Guiraudon, Gerard ^b   Menkis, Alan H ^b   Jones, Douglas L ^b   Krahn, Andrew D ^b   Yee, Raymond ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM LINEAR LESION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROBOTICS; THORACOTOMY;

ARRHYTHMIA; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0242596482     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026209212886     Document Type: Conference Paper

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