Pulmonary vein isolation and autonomic denervation for the management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by a minimally invasive surgical approach

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 823-828

  Edgerton, James R ^a,b   Brinkman, William T ^a,c   Weaver, Tara ^a   Prince, Syma L ^a   Culica, Daniel ^a   Herbert, Morley A ^c   MacK, Michael J ^a,c  

^a Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute   (United States)

^b Atrial Fibrillation Center at the Heart Hospital   (United States)

^c MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; TEXAS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 77956875256     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.065     Document Type: Article

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