Bipolar radiofrequency to ablate atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Gillinov, A Marc ^a   McCarthy, Patrick M ^a   Blackstone, Eugene H ^a   Pettersson, Gosta ^a   Calhoun, Royce ^a   Sabik, Joseph F ^a   Cosgrove III, Delos M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; OPERATION DURATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME;

EID: 2342606042     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.200310353     Document Type: Article

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