Animal studies of epicardial atrial ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Lee, Anson M ^a   Melby, Spencer J ^a   Voeller, Rochus K ^a   Gaynor, Sydney L ^a   Sakamoto, Shun Ichiro ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cox maze procedure; Epicardial ablation; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC PIG; EPICARDIUM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MICROWAVES; MODELS, ANIMAL; PERICARDIUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 70649100402     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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