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SUBMITTER: Lee AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2967773 | biostudies-other | 2010 Jul-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lee Anson M AM Clark Kal K Bailey Marci S MS Aziz Abdulhameed A Schuessler Richard B RB Damiano Ralph J RJ
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<h4>Objective</h4>The Cox-Maze procedure (CMP) for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) traditionally has required a median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass. This study describes a method using ablation technologies to create the full Cox-Maze lesion set through a 5- to 6-cm right minithoracotomy.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-two consecutive patients underwent a CMP through a right mini-thoracotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass. All patients were followed prospectively with electrocardi ...[more]