Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: Comparison with radiofrequency ablation
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Minimally invasive Cox-maze procedure, beating-heart epicardial ablation, hybrid procedure and catheter ablation: a call for comparative evidence.
We read with great interest the paper by Je et al. [1] regarding minimally invasive surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation. This was a comprehensive systematic review pooling available data on the Cox-maze procedure, beating-heart epicardial ablation and hybrid procedure to compare their safety and efficacy. Based on 37 studies included in this review, Je et al. demonstrated that at 12-mont...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.115