A Prospective Multicenter Trial of Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Early Results Nahush A. Mokadam, MD, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, A. Marc Gillinov, MD, William H. Ryan, MD, Marc R. Moon, MD, Michael J. Mack, MD, Sydney L. Gaynor, MD, Sunil M. Prasad, MD, Samuel A. Wickline, MD, Marci S. Bailey, RN, Nicholas R. Damiano, Yosuke Ishii, MD, Richard B. Schuessler, PhD, Ralph J. Damiano, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 5, Pages 1665-1670 (November 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.066 Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The bipolar radiofrequency clamp. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1665-1670DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.066) Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Posterior view of the atrium depicting the lesions created to perform the Cox-Maze III. (B) Intra-atrial view of Cox-Maze III lesions. (IVC = inferior vena cava; lt = left; RF = radiofrequency; rt = right; SVC = superior vena cava.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1665-1670DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.066) Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Magnetic resonance image depicting the right inferior pulmonary vein (arrow). There is no evidence of pulmonary vein stenosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 1665-1670DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.05.066) Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions