Incidence and predictors of pacemaker placement after surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2085-2089

  Worku, Berhane ^a   Pak, Sang Woo ^a   Cheema, Faisal ^a   Russo, Mark ^a   Housman, Brian ^a   Van Patten, Danielle ^a   Harris, Jessica ^a   Argenziano, Michael ^a  

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS ARREST; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81855180831     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.07.058     Document Type: Article

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