Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 280-287

  Doty, Donald B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Maze procedure; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; PLACEBO; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4844225665     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2004.02.020     Document Type: Review

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