A new era in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: The impact of ablation technology and lesion set on procedural efficacy

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 244, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 583-590

  Melby, Spencer J ^a   Zierer, Andreas ^a   Bailey, Marci S ^a   Cox, James L ^a   Lawton, Jennifer S ^a   Munfakh, Nabil ^a   Crabtree, Traves D ^a   Moazami, Nader ^a   Huddleston, Charles B ^a   Moon, Marc R ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COX MAZE PROCEDURE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748920060     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000237654.00841.26     Document Type: Article

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