Totally endoscopic robotic-guided pulmonary veins ablation: An alternative method for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 450-452

  Gerosa, Gino ^a   Bianco, Roberto ^a   Buja, Gianfranco ^a   Di Marco, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Da Vinci; Endoscopic

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOSCOPY; EPICARDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; ROBOTICS; SINUS RHYTHM; TECHNIQUE;

ANGIOSCOPES; ANGIOSCOPY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543124704     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.04.043     Document Type: Article

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