Subxyphoid approach for closed-chest atrial fibrillation surgery: The one hand operation

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 669-671

  Rodríguez Lecoq, Rafael ^a   Gracia, Juan Manuel ^a   Sureda, Carlos ^a   Igual, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33845445283     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.138883     Document Type: Article

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