Minimally invasive mapping guided surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Utopia or near future?

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 234-241

  van Brakel, Thomas J ^a   Bolotin, Gil ^b   Allessie, M A ^b   Maessen, Jos G ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Mapping; Minimal invasive; Pulmonary veins; Robot

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC PATIENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 33750060033     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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