Totally thorascopic surgical ablation of persistent AF and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation using the "Dallas" lesion set

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Edgerton, James R ^a,b   Jackman, Warren M ^c   Mahoney, Cecile ^b   Mack, Michael J ^a,b  

^a THE HEART HOSPITAL BAYLOR PLANO   (United States)

^b Cardiopulmonary Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Long standing persistent atrial fibrillation; Maze procedure; Minimally invasive technique; Radiofrequency ablation; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; MORBIDITY; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS NODE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70649104672     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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