Surgical and Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 960-966

  Davies, Reece A ^a,b   Kumar, Saurabh ^a   Chard, Richard B ^a,b   Thomas, Stuart P ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cox Maze; Surgical ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COX MAZE PROCEDURE; CRYOABLATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYBRID ABLATION; MICROWAVE THERMOTHERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85020250298     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.114     Document Type: Review

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