Patients with Minimal Atrial Fibrillation Events Should Not Undergo Concomitant Atrial Ablation During Open Heart Procedures

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 395-401

  Prystowsky, Eric N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Atrial ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Maze procedure; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COX MAZE III; COX MAZE IV; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MINI MAZE PROCEDURE; MORTALITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT INDICATION; AGED; CONTRAINDICATIONS; MALE; PROCEDURES;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84939652864     PISSN: 18779182     EISSN: 18779190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2015.05.003     Document Type: Review

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