Thoracoscopic microwave ablation of atrial fibrillation

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 695-698

  Koistinen, Juhani ^b   Valtonen, Mika ^a   Savola, Jukka ^a   Airaksinen, Juhani ^b  

^a Universität Turku   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Microwave ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACOSCOPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349120035     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.147942     Document Type: Article

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