Hybrid epicardial-endocardial ablation using a pericardioscopic technique for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-28

  Gehi, Anil K ^a   Paul Mounsey, J ^a   Pursell, Irion ^a   Landers, Mark ^b   Boyce, Ker ^b   Chung, Eugene H ^a   Schwartz, Jennifer ^a   Jennifer Walker, T ^a   Guise, Kimberly ^a   Kiser, Andy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FirstHealth Arrhythmia Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Outcomes; Persistent atrial fibrillation; Quality of life; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; IBUTILIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; CANADIAN CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY SEVERITY OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SCALE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRID EPICARDIAL ENDOCARDIAL ABLATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SHOCK; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872046536     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.08.044     Document Type: Article

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