Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: A review

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Cox, James L ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic surgery; Atrial fibrillation; High intensity focussed ultrasound; Maze operation; Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARTERY WALL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 4444287197     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.07.004     Document Type: Review

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