Intermediate to Long-Term Results of Radiofrequency Modified Maze Procedure as an Adjunct to Open-Heart Surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1409-1414

  Beukema, Willem P ^a   Sie, Hauw T ^a   Ramdat Misier, Anand R ^a   Delnoy, Peter Paul H M ^a   Wellens, Hein J J ^a   Elvan, Arif ^a  

^a Isala Klinieken ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53849134505     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.06.064     Document Type: Article

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