Pulmonary vein isolation by robotic-enhanced thoracoscopy for symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-498

  Jansens, Jean Luc ^a   Ducart, Anne ^a   Preumont, Nicolas ^a   Jottrand, Maurice ^a   Stefanidis, Constantin ^a   Stoupel, Eric ^a   de Cannière, Didier ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; ROBOTICS; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEIN; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12744269413     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20041107     Document Type: Article

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