Surgical treatment of arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart defects

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-41

  Giamberti, Alessandro ^a   Chessa, Massimo ^a   Abella, Raul ^a   Butera, Gianfranco ^a   Negura, Diana ^a   Foresti, Sara ^a   Carminati, Mario ^a   Cappato, Riccardo ^a   Frigiola, Alessandro ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult with congenital heart disease; Arrhythmia; Cardiac surgery; GUCH

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; COX MAZE III PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49549107764     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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