Factors predicting the time until atrial fibrillation recurrence after concomitant left atrial ablation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Grubitzsch, Herko ^a   Grabow, Christian ^a   Orawa, Helmut ^a   Konertz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablative therapy; Atrial fibrillation; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Valvular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MITRAL VALVE; MORTALITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45549088837     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.054     Document Type: Article

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