Epicardial confirmation of conduction block during thoracoscopic surgery for atrial fibrillation - A hybrid surgical-electrophysiological approach

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 293-301

  De Groot, Joris R ^a   Driessen, Antoine H G ^a   Van Boven, Wim J ^b   Krul, Sébastien P J ^a   Linnenbank, André C ^a,c   Jackman, Warren M ^d   De Bakker, Jacques M T ^a,c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Electrophysiology; Pulmonary veins; Radiofrequency ablation; Thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; THORAX SURGERY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIA; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY VEINS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84863973120     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2011.615329     Document Type: Article

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