Robotic arrhythmia surgery and resynchronization

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 104-111

  DeRose Jr , Joseph J ^a   Kypson, Alan P ^b  

^a Columbia Univ C ^*  (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLEEDING; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CRYOTHERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 5044231551     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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