Limited posterior left atrial linear radiofrequency ablation for patients with chronic atrial fibrillation undergoing rheumatic valvular heart surgery

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 758-760

  Wang, Jun Zhi ^a   Du, Ri Ying ^a   Ding, Hui Xia ^a   Bai, Ben Jian ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Cui, Guo Fang ^a   Zhong, Zhi Huan ^a  

^a Qingdao Haici Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Rheumatic valvular disease

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AMIODARONE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 2942555288     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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