Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis and systematic review

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-96

  Cheng, Davy C H ^a   Ad, Niv ^b   Martin, Janet ^a,c   Berglin, Eva E ^d   Chang, Byung Chul ^e   Doukas, George ^f   Gammie, James S ^g   Nitta, Takashi ^h   Wolf, Randall K ⁱ   Puskas, John D ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b INOVA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

ⁱ Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati   (United States)

^j EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Meta analysis; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950987093     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3181d9199b     Document Type: Article

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