Long-term results of ablation for isolated atrial fibrillation through a right minithoracotomy: Toward a rational revision of treatment protocols

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Nasso, Giuseppe ^a   Bonifazi, Raffaele ^a   Del Prete, Armando ^b   Del Prete, Giuseppe ^b   Lopriore, Vincenzo ^c   Bartolomucci, Francesco ^d   Calafiore, Antonio Maria ^e   Speziale, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Anthea Hospital GVM Care and Research   (Italy)

^b SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^d L Bonomo Hospital   (Italy)

^e PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RUPTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG COLLAPSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; STERNOTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960434242     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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