Long-term monitoring for patients after surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Are all devices the same?

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-264

  Henry, Linda ^a   Ad, Niv ^a  

^a INOVA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac rhythm monitors; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SURGERY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONITOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; TELEMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956259606     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3181ee5b42     Document Type: Review

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