Anatomic aspects of the atrioventricular junction influencing radiofrequency Cox maze IV procedures

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 419-423

  Castellá, Manuel ^a   García Valentín, Antonio ^a   Pereda, Daniel ^a   Colli, Andrea ^a   Martinez, Antonio ^b   Martinez, Daniel ^b   Ramirez, José ^b   Mulet, Jaime ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MAZE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 48649101209     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.049     Document Type: Article

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