The modern surgical management of atrial fibrillation

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 751-758

  Gehi, Anil K ^a,b   Adams, David H ^a   Filsoufi, Farzan ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryothermia; Maze procedure; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

CATHETER ABLATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MITRAL VALVE; MORTALITY; REVIEW; STROKE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; MICROWAVES;

EID: 33749063992     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 00272507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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