Intra-operative cooled-tip radiofrequency linear atrial ablation to treat permanent atrial fibrillation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 2909-2914

  Deneke, Thomas ^a   Khargi, Krishna ^a   Lemke, Bernd ^a   Lawo, Thomas ^a   Lindstaedt, Michael ^a   Germing, Alfried ^a   Brodherr, Turgut ^a   Bösche, Leif ^a   Mügge, Andreas ^a   Laczkovics, Axel ^a   Grewe, Peter H ^a   Fritz, Markus ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti atrial fibrillation surgery; Antiarrhythmic surgery; Intra operative endocardial ablation of atrial fibrillation; Permanent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MORTALITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 36849008188     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm397     Document Type: Article

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