Staged transthoracic approach to persistent atrial fibrillation (TOP-AF): study protocol for a randomized trial

BACKGROUND: Persistent atrial fibrillation frequently shows multiple different electrophysiological mechanisms of induction. This heterogeneity causes a low success rate of single procedures of ablation and a high incidence of recurrence. Surgical ablation through bilateral thoracotomy demonstrates...

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Autores principales: Pragliola, Claudio, Mastroroberto, Pasquale, Gaudino, Mario, Chello, Massimo, Covino, Elvio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4066274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-190

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4066274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-190

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