Ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during coronary artery bypass grafting: 12 months' follow-up through implantable loop recorder

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 405-411

  Pokushalov, Evgeny ^a   Romanov, Alexander ^a   Cherniavsky, Alexander ^a   Corbucci, Giorgio ^b   Pak, Inessa ^a   Kareva, Yulia ^a   Karaskov, Alexander ^a  

^a MESHALKIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^b MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation ablation; Continuous subcutaneous monitoring; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Ischaemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAROXYSMAL HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECORDER; TELEMETRY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960205821     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.083     Document Type: Article

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