Institutional report - Arrhythmia: Concomitant irrigated monopolar radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation in adults with congenital heart disease

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-82

  Lai, Yong Qiang ^a   Li, Jin Hua ^a   Li, Jing Wei ^a   Xu, Shang Dong ^a   Luo, Yi ^a   Zhang, Zhao Guang ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Congenital heart disease; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RATE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RATE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049124549     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.165225     Document Type: Article

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