Novel approaches for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: Time for a guideline revision?

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 439-447

  de Cecco, Carlo Nicola ^a,b   Buffa, Vitaliano ^a   David, Vincenzo ^b   Fedeli, Stefano ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Minimally invasive; Outcomes; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYOABLATION; EPICARDIAL ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; TRANSCATHETER ABLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; METHODOLOGY; PERICARDIUM;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 79952058228     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s6962     Document Type: Review

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