Minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery for atrial fibrillation - A combined Japan-US experience

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 434-436

  Matsutani, Noriyuki ^a   Takase, Bonpei ^a   Ozeki, Yuichi ^a   Maehara, Tadaaki ^a   Lee, Richard ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery; Thoracoscopic mini Maze

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPICARDIUM; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42649124932     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.434     Document Type: Article

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