Surgical Approaches for Atrial Fibrillation

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 203-215

  Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Saltman, Adam E ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAZE TEST; MITRAL VALVE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS;

EID: 36448943962     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.08.004     Document Type: Review

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