Biatrial ablation vs. left atrial concomitant surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

Europace

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-47

  Phan, Kevin ^a,b   Xie, Ashleigh ^a   Tsai, Yi Chin ^c   Kumar, Narendra ^d   La Meir, Mark ^d,e   Yan, Tristan D ^a,f  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^f ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biatrial; Left atrial ablation; Meta analysis; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIATRIAL ABLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOABLATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEFT ATRIAL CONCOMITANT SURGICAL ABLATION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922433487     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu220     Document Type: Article

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