Combined minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation, left atrial appendage excision and cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure: Case report

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 203-206

  Brizzio, Mariano E ^a   Navia, Jose L ^a   Atik, Fernando A ^a   Martin, David ^a   Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Gonzalez Stawinski, Gonzalo V ^a   Wilkoff, Bruce ^a   Starling, Randall C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXCISION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; METHODOLOGY;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 34247266119     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20051114     Document Type: Article

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