Feasibility and efficacy of minimally invasive stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. A single-center experience

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-87

  Santini, Massimo ^a   Loiaconi, Vincenzo ^a   Tocco, Maria Pia ^a   Mele, Francesco ^a   Pandozi, Claudio ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Minimally invasive stand alone surgical ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; STERNOTOMY; TACHYCARDIA; TELEMEDICINE; THORACOTOMY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860529781     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9650-5     Document Type: Article

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