Thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation after previous percutaneous atrial septal defect closure

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-728

  Matsutani, Noriyuki ^a   Lee, Richard ^b   O'Leary, Jennifer ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; THORACOSCOPY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 55149114214     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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