Microwave ablation in mitral valve surgery for atrial fibrillation (MAMA)

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Jönsson, Anders ^a   Lehto, Mika ^b   Ahn, Henrik ^a   Hermansson, Ulf ^a   Linde, Peter ^c   Ahlsson, Anders ^c   Koistinen, Juhani ^d   Savola, Jukka ^d   Raatikainen, Pekka ^f   Lepojärvi, Martti ^e   Sahlman, Antero ^b   Werkkala, Kalervo ^b   Toivonen, Lauri ^b   Walfridsson, Håkan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; NERVE COMPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SKIN INFECTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84865828021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19416911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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