Intraoperative radiofrequency maze procedure for treating atrial fibrillation at the time of valve surgery or coronary artery bypass grafting

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 298-299

  Naik, Sanjay ^a   Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Fleisher, Arlen G ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Radiofrequency maze procedure; Valve surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY MAZE PROCEDURE; RADIOSURGERY; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; RADIO WAVES; SUTURES;

EID: 33749347335     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-200607000-00003     Document Type: Article

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