Epicardial Beating Heart “Off-Pump” Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Non-Mitral Valve Patients Using New Irrigated Bipolar Radiofrequency Technology 

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Epicardial Beating Heart “Off-Pump” Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Non-Mitral Valve Patients Using New Irrigated Bipolar Radiofrequency Technology  Piotr Suwalski, MD, Grzegorz Suwalski, MD, Nicolas Doll, MD, PhD, Franciszek Majstrak, MD, Andrzej Kurowski, MD, Kazimierz B. Suwalski, MD, PhD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 82, Issue 5, Pages 1876-1879 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.036 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Medtronic Cardioblate BP (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) irrigated bipolar radiofrequency ablation device. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1876-1879DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.036) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Right pulmonary vein isolation using irrigated bipolar radiofrequency device. The ability to rotate and articulate the head facilitates easy placement within the thoracic cavity. The malleable jaws enable positioning of the electrodes on the atrial cuff and off of the venous tissue. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1876-1879DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.036) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 3 Bar graph showing stable sinus rhythm rate in follow-up. (SR = sinus rhythm; ICU = intensive care unit.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1876-1879DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.036) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions