Surgical techniques used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1941-1951

  Robertson, Jason O ^a   Lawrance, Christopher P ^a   Maniar, Hersh S ^a   Damiano, Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Lesion sets

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COX MAZE IV; EXTENTED LEFT ATRIAL LESION SETS; GANGLIONATED PLEXUS ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYBRID APPROACH; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84880801420     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-13-0721     Document Type: Review

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