Recurrent atrial arrhythmia after minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 510-515

  Zeng, Yaping ^a   Cui, Yongqiang ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Liu, Xinpeng ^a   Xu, Chunlei ^a   Han, Jie ^a   Meng, Xu ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 77955666772     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.063     Document Type: Article

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