Total Thorascopic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using the Dallas Lesion Set, Partial Autonomic Denervation, and Left Atrial Appendectomy

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-242

  Edgerton, James R ^a  

^a The Heart Hospital   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 71849113182     PISSN: 15222942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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