A prospective, single-center clinical trial of a modified Cox maze procedure with bipolar radiofrequency ablation

The Cox maze III procedure has excellent long-term efficacy in curing atrial fibrillation. It has not been widely practiced because it is technically challenging and requires prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass. The aim of this study was to examine a simplified Cox maze III procedure that uses bipolar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2004-10, Vol.128 (4), p.535-542
Hauptverfasser:	Gaynor, Sydney L., Diodato, Michael D., Prasad, Sunil M., Ishii, Yosuke, Schuessler, Richard B., Bailey, Marci S., Damiano, Nicholas R., Bloch, Jeffrey B., Moon, Marc R., Damiano, Ralph J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods Catheter Ablation - instrumentation Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Time Factors
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