Feasibility and efficacy of minimally invasive stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. A single-center experience
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Minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: six-month results.
BACKGROUND A minimally invasive surgery for treatment of atrial fibrillation was developed with bilateral pulmonary vein isolation, mapping, and ablation of the ganglionic plexi and excision of the left atrial appendage. A prospective multicenter registry was created to evaluate the outcomes. METHODS The procedure was performed through bilateral minithoracotomies with video assistance. It inc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1383-875X,1572-8595
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9650-5