Surgical Outcomes of Cox-maze IV Procedure Using Bipolar Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryothermy in Valvular Heart Disease |
Kim, Jun-Sung
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Lee, Jae-Hang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Chang, Hyoung-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Kyung-Hwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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