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Epicardial Microwave Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation  

박정식 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외과)
이정환 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외)
안영찬 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외)
황여주 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외)
이재익 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외)
현성렬 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외)
전양빈 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외)
이창하 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외)
박철현 (가천의과대학교 길병원 심장센터 흉부외과)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.37, no.7, 2004 , pp. 609-612 More about this Journal
Abstract
Even though the Cox-Maze III procedure is the gold standard in the therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) and its outcome is excellent, the complexity of the operation, longer cardiopulmonary bypass time and the risk of bleeding have tended to dissuade cardiac surgeons from its application. The recent data of the pathogenesis of AF and the development of alternative energy sources have facilitated the development of the modified Cox-Maze procedure rapidly. We reported that atrial fibrillation was conversed to sinus rhythm by the epicardial microwave ablation without cardiopulmonary bypass and the normal sinus rhythm was observed during 33 months of follow-up period.
Keywords
Atrial fibrillation; Arrhythmia surgery;
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