Left atrial radiofrequency ablation during mitral valve surgery: A prospective randomized multicentre study (SAFIR)

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 769-775

  Chevalier, Philippe ^a   Leizorovicz, Alain ^b   Maureira, Pablo ^c   Carteaux, Jean Pierre ^c   Corbineau, Hervé ^d   Caus, Thierry ^e   DeBreyne, Brigitte ^a   Mabot, Philippe ^d   Dechillou, Christian ^c   Deharo, Jean Claude ^e   Barry, Serge ^b   Touboul, Paul ^a   Villemot, Jean Pierre ^c   Obadia, Jean François ^f  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b APRET   (France)

^c CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^d PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Mitral valve disease; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE;

EID: 72449143565     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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