Efficacy of catheter ablation and surgical CryoMaze procedure in patients with long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation and rheumatic heart disease: A randomized trial

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2633-2641

  Liu, Xu ^a   Tan, Hong Wei ^a   Wang, Xin Hua ^a   Shi, Hai Feng ^a   Li, Ying Ze ^a   Li, Feng ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Gu, Jia Ning ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Maze procedure; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOMAZE SURGERY; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SALINE IRRIGATED COOLED TIP RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HEART VALVES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VEINS; RECURRENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149354051     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq201     Document Type: Article

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