Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation with diathermy: An in vitro study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 456-461

  Lam, B Khanh ^a   Boodhwani, Munir ^a   Veinot, John P ^b   Hendry, Paul J ^a   Mesana, Thierry G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cox Maze procedure; Diathermy; In vitro study; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ENDOCARDIUM; EVALUATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CATTLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ATRIA; HEAT; MYOCARDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14644392129     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.11.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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