Mid-term results of a closed biatrial procedure using bipolar radiofrequency ablation concomitantly performed with non-mitral cardiac operations

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-172

  Miyairi, Takeshi ^a   Miura, Sumio ^a   Kigawa, Ikutaro ^a   Yamauchi, Haruo ^a   Fukuda, Sachito ^a   Yachi, Sen ^a   Hara, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a MITSUI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablative therapy; Arrhythmia surgery; Atrial fibrillation; Computed tomography; Surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY SINUS; DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049083614     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.195149     Document Type: Article

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