Pulmonary vein conduction is the major finding in patients with atrial tachyarrhythmias after intraoperative maze ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-363

  Chun, K R Julian ^a   Bansch, Dietmar ^a   Ernst, Sabine ^a   Ujeyl, Amaar ^a   Huang, He ^a   Chu, Huimin ^a   Satomi, Kazuhiro ^a   Schmidt, Boris ^a   Antz, Matthias ^a   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^a   Ouyang, Feifan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Operative maze ablation; Pulmonary vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE LASSO TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SPIKE WAVE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947263219     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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