How effective is cryoablation for atrial fibrillation during concomitant cardiac surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-414

  Camm, Christian Fielder ^a   Nagendran, Myura ^b   Xiu, Phillip Yang ^c   Maruthappu, Mahiben ^b  

^a NEW COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cryomaze; Cryosurgery; Mitral and surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENCHMARKING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052987903     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.271676     Document Type: Article

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