Electrosurgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation With a New Intraoperative Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter

Abstract BACKGROUND: To assess the efficacy of a new catheter for intraoperative radiofrequency ablation. METHODS: We operated 35 mitral patients with atrial fibrillation of which 27 had chronic atrial fibrillation with a mean duration of 8 + 6 years. Most patients were in functional class III or IV...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon 1999-08, Vol.47 (S 3), p.370-372
Hauptverfasser:	Melo, J., Adragão, P. R., Neves, J., Ferreira, M., Rebocho, M., Teles, R., Morgado, F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Atrial Fibrillation - etiology Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Catheter Ablation - instrumentation Catheter Ablation - methods Electrosurgery - methods Equipment Design Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve Insufficiency - complications Mitral Valve Insufficiency - mortality Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Surgical Instruments Treatment Outcome
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