Concomitant unipolar radiofrequency ablation of nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation in rheumatic and degenerative valve disease

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-123

  Pinho Gomes, Ana C ^a,b   Amorim, Mário J ^a,b,c   Oliveira, Sílvia M ^a,b,c   Azevedo, Luís ^b   Almeida, Jorge ^b,c   Maciel, Maria Júlia ^b,c   Pinho, Paulo ^a,b,c   Leite Moreira, Adelino F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; AGE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLICATION; FORECASTING; HEART ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922598353     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12452     Document Type: Article

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