Microwave ablation for the surgical treatment of permanent atrial fibrillation - A single centre experience

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 742-746

  Knaut, Michael ^a   Tugtekin, Sems Malte ^a   Jung, Friedrich ^b   Matschke, Klaus ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Inst for Heart and Circ Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endocardial microwave ablation; Lesion line modification; Permanent atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; ENERGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE ABLATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644338155     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.06.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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