Minimally Invasive Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Saltman, Adam E ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; endoscopy; minimal access surgery; robot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LASER SURGERY; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; PULMONARY VEINS; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 33947724288     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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