An Overview of Energy Sources in Clinical Use for the Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Comas, George M ^a   Imren, Yildirim ^a   Williams, Mathew R ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

energy sources; maze

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CRYOABLATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FEVER; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROWAVES; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33947707336     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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