Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Six-month results

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-114

  Edgerton, James R ^a   McClelland, James H ^e   Duke, David ^e   Gerdisch, Marc W ^c   Steinberg, Bryan M ^d   Bronleewe, Scott H ^f   Prince, Syma L ^a   Herbert, Morley A ^b   Hoffman, Shannon ^a   Mack, Michael J ^a,b  

^a Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute   (United States)

^b MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c St Francis Healthcare Centers   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Oregon Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^f University Community Hospital Tampa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACEMAKER; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REGISTER; SINUS RHYTHM; STIMULATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 67649408822     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.09.080     Document Type: Article

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