The completely endoscopic treatment of atrial fibrillation: Report on the first 14 patients with early results

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 446-450

  Salenger, Rawn ^a   Lahey, Stephen J ^a   Saltman, Adam E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VEIN; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ENDOSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12744279586     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20041111     Document Type: Article

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