Intraoperative Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery Michael E. Halkos, MD, Joseph M. Craver, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Faraz Kerendi, MD, John D. Puskas, MD, William A. Cooper, MD, Robert A. Guyton, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 1, Pages 210-216 (July 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.01.051 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Diagram of endocardial ablation lines placed in left atrium. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 210-216DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.01.051) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Effect of preoperative left atrial diameter on freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) after radiofrequency ablation at late follow-up. (pts = patients.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 210-216DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.01.051) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions