Radiofrequency Modified Maze Surgery for Chronic Atrial Fibrillation and Concomitant Cardiac Surgery: Zwolle Experience

Manual of Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 143-153

  Sie, Hauw T ^a   Beukema, Willem P ^a   Elvan, Arif ^a   Sen, Hacer ^a   Misier, Anand Ramdat ^a   D'Ancona, Giuseppe ^b   Bartolozzi, Fabio ^c  

^a Isala Klinieken ^*  (Netherlands)

^b MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^c Galway Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Patient characteristics; Preoperative management; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149090307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696354.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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