Right mini-thoracotomy for left maze with transesophageal echo guidance

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 843-846

  Vanelli, Paolo ^a   Lemma, Massimo ^a   Antona, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablative therapy; Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORACOTOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 77954544717     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.227462     Document Type: Article

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