Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311.e1-311.e9

  Wolf, Randall K ^a  

^a Capital Pedagogical University   (China)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiac surgery; minimally invasive; VATS

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; OFF PUMP SURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETRACTOR; STAPLER; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TROCAR;

EID: 41549105730     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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