Minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation: Toward a totally endoscopic, beating heart approach

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 216-220

  Garrido, Mauricio J ^a   Williams, Mathew ^a   Argenziano, Michael ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; LASER; MAZE TEST; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OFF PUMP SURGERY; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 2542491186     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.04041.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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