Hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation: Current approaches and future directions

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 17-21

  Bisleri, Gianluigi ^a   Glover, Benedict ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Hybrid; Minimally invasive; Transcatheter

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMAN; HYBRID ABLATION; OFF PUMP SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; TRANSCATHETER ABLATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85007481331     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000354     Document Type: Review

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