A simple way to treat chronic atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: the epicardial radiofrequency approach
Open Access
- 1 May 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 17 (5), 524-529
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(00)00391-2
Abstract
Objective: We describe an original radiofrequency ablation technique to treat chronic atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgeryKeywords
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