Left Atrial Radiofrequency Ablation during Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1289-1295

  Mantovan, Roberto ^a   Raviele, Antonio ^a   Buja, Gianfranco ^b   Bertaglia, Emanuele ^c   Cesari, Francesco ^d   Pedrocco, Alessandra ^a   Zussa, Claudio ^a   Gerosa, Gino ^b   Valfrè, Carlo ^c   Stritoni, Paolo ^a  

^a OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Mirano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia surgery; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation surgery; Pulmonary vein isolation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ISOLATED ORGAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINUS RHYTHM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 9144236308     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03077.x     Document Type: Article

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