Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with a novel bipolar radiofrequency device

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 491-497

  Benussi, Stefano ^a   Nascimbene, Simona ^a   Calori, Giliola ^a   Denti, Paolo ^a   Ziskind, Zvi ^a   Kassem, Samer ^a   La Canna, Giovanni ^a   Pappone, Carlo ^a   Alfieri, Ottavio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044517403     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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