Thoracoscopic Microwave Epicardial Ablation: Feasibility for the Treatment of Idiopathic Sinus Node Tachycardia

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 300-302

  Shandling, Adrian H ^a   Rieders, Daniel ^a   Bethencourt, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORACOSCOPIC MICROWAVE EPICARDIAL ABLATION; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; PERICARDIUM; PHRENIC NERVE; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 33845484647     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.118     Document Type: Article

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