Midterm clinical experience with microwave surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2115-2118

  Molloy, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Legacy Emanuel Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444403449     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.104     Document Type: Article

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