Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Techniques, indications, and results

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-64

  Lawrance, Christopher P ^a   Henn, Matthew C ^a   Damiano, Ralph J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cox Maze; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; COX MAZE IV PROCEDURE; CRYOABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; STERNOTOMY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84918815876     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000125     Document Type: Review

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