Surgical and minimally invasive ablation for atrial fibrillation

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 371-376

  Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a   Voeller, Rochus K ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33749015172     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-006-0041-7     Document Type: Review

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