Completely thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation with ganglionic plexus ablation and left atrial appendage amputation for treatment of atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-360

  Yilmaz, Alaaddin ^a   Geuzebroek, Guillaume S C ^a   Van Putte, Bart P ^a   Boersma, Lucas V A ^a   Sonker, Uday ^a   De Bakker, Jacques M T ^b   Van Boven, Wim Jan ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Maze; Mini maze; PVI; Thoracoscopic; Wolff maze

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GANGLIONIC PLEXUS ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE AMPUTATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CATHETER PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; STERNOTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955919456     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.058     Document Type: Article

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