Atrial fibrillation II: Rationale for surgical treatment

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1693-1699

  Cox, James L ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0346434106     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.06.003     Document Type: Editorial

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