Thoracoscopic Radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1870-1872

  Puskas, John ^a   Lin, Edward ^b   Bailey, Dianne ^a   Guyton, Robert ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 34247263707     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Prasad S.M., Maniar H.S., Camillo C.J., et al. The Cox maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation: long-term efficacy in patients undergoing lone versus concomitant procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126 (2003) 1822-1828
2. Cox J.L. AF II: rationale for surgical treatment. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 126 (2003) 1693-1700
3. Aupperle H., Doll N., Walther T., Ullmann C., Schoon H.-A., and Mohr F.W. Histological findings induced by different energy sources in experimental atrial ablation in sheep. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 4 (2005) 450-455
4. Wolf R.K., Schneeberger E.W., Osterday R., et al. Video-assisted bilateral PV isolation and LAA exclusion for AF. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 130 (2005) 797-802