Patient-specific characteristics determine success of surgical atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 323-327

  Hong, Kimberly N ^a   Russo, Mark J ^a,b   Williams, Mathew R ^a   Abbasi, Adeel ^a   Sorabella, Robert ^a   Martens, Timothy P ^a   Smith Jr , Craig R ^a   Oz, Mehmet C ^a   Argenziano, Michael ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Milstein Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37549050482     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20071161     Document Type: Article

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