Manual of surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation
By: edited by Hauw T. Sie ... [et al.].
Contributors: Sie, Hauw T.
Publisher: Blackwell Futura
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781405140324
Subjects: Atrial fibrillation -- Treatment.; Heart -- Surgery.; Heart -- Surgery -- Complications -- Prevention.; Atrial Fibrillation -- physiopathology.; Atrial Fibrillation -- surgery.; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- methods.; Intraoperative Complications -- prevention & control.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The morphology and development of the atrial chambers, with particular regard to atrial fibrillation; title: Pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation; title: Genetics of atrial fibrillation; title: Pharmacological management of atrial fibrillation; title: Electrophysiological basis of atrial fibrillation; title: Pulmonary and thoracic vein sources: the focal theory of atrial fibrillation; title: Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: a retrospection; title: The maze procedure: past, present, and future; title: The radial procedure for atrial fibrillation: theoretical basis and clinical application; title: The mini-maze operation; title: Alternative energy sources for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation; title: Radiofrequency modified maze surgery for chronic atrial fibrillation and concomitant cardiac surgery: Zwolle experience; title: Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation; title: Surgical ablation therapy using microwave energy: endo- and epicardial approach; title: Epicardial ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation; title: Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: the Japanese experience; title: Minimally invasive surgical approach to treat atrial fibrillation; title: Percutaneous treatment of atrial fibrillation; title: Surgical ablation of arrhythmias associated with congenital cardiopathies; title: Perioperative complications during surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: tips and pitfalls.