Electrophysiologic efficacy of irrigated bipolar radiofrequency in the clinical setting

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1131-1136

  Benussi, Stefano ^a   Galanti, Andrea ^a   Zerbi, Valerio ^a   Privitera, Ylenia A ^a   Iafelice, Ida ^a   Alfieri, Ottavio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PULMONARY VEINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 77950898187     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.039     Document Type: Article

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