Three years experience with monopolar and bipolar radiofrequency ablation surgery in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-249

  Geidel, Stephan ^a   Ostermeyer, Jörg ^a   Lass, Michael ^a   Betzold, Matthias ^a   Duong, Anh ^a   Jensen, Folke ^a   Boczor, Sigrid ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a AK St Georg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia surgery; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation surgery; Bipolar radiofrequency ablation; Heart valve surgery; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13344261328     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.10.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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