- Author
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K. Khargi
- Title
- Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation using radiofrequency ablation
- Supervisors
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B.A.J.M. de Mol
- Co-supervisors
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B. Lemke
- Award date
- 19 January 2005
- Number of pages
- 132
- Document type
- PhD thesis
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
- Note
- Research conducted at: CRIA
- Persistent Identifier
- https://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.239266
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Contents
SECTION I INTRODUCTION AND TECHNIQUES
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation; a systematic review
Chapter 3 Considerations regarding energy sources to treat atrial fibrillation as a concomitant surgical procedure; techniques and pitfalls
SECTION II SALINE-IRRIGATED COOLED-TIP RADIOFREQUENCYABLATION (SICTRA)
Chapter 4 The Saline Irrigated Cooled Tip Radiofrequency Ablation was an Effective technique to perform the Maze Procedure; a prospective randomized study
Chapter 5 Irrigated radiofrequency ablation is a safe and effective technique to treat chronic atrial fibrillation; a cohort study comprising 124 consecutive patients
Chapter 6 Left Atrial Versus Bi-atrial MAZE Surgery Using Intraoperatively Cooled-Tip Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery. Safety and Efficacy
SECTION III PATIENTS' INDICATION AND SELECTION
Chapter 7 Concomitant anti-arrhythmic procedures to treat permanent atrial fibrillation in CABG and AVR patients are as effective as in mitral valve patients
Chapter 8 Concomitant Anti-Arrhythmia Surgery, Using Irrigated-Cooled-Tip Radiofrequency Ablation, to Treat Chornic Permanent AF in CABG Patiens; expansion of the indication?
Chapter 9 Concomitant anti-arrhythmia procedure in combined valve(s) and CABG high risk patients
SECTION IV POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND CARE
Chapter 10 Histopathology of intraoperatively induced radiorequency ablation lesions in patients with chronic Atrial fibrillation
Chapter 11 Esophageal perforation during left atrial radiofrequency ablation
Chapter 12 A possible surgical technique to avoid esophageal- and circumflex artery injuries using radiofrequency ablation to treat AF
Chapter 13 Antiarrhythmic surgery to cure AF- subgroups and postoperative management
SECTION V SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Chapter 14 Summary
Chapter 15 Samenvatting
Chapter 16 Acknowledgements
Chapter 17 Curriculum Vitae
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