Percutaneous Catheter Ablation Treatment of Recurring Atrial Arrhythmias After Surgical Ablation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1227-1232

  Henry, Linda ^a   Durrani, Sarfraz ^a   Hunt, Sharon ^a   Friehling, Ted ^a   Tran, Henry ^a   Wish, Marc ^a   Del Negro, Albert ^a   Bell, Margaret ^a   Ad, Niv ^a  

^a INOVA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DEATH; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 77949599598     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.01.042     Document Type: Article

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