Curative treatment of atrial fibrillation with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation: Short- term and midterm results Friedrich W. Mohr, MD, PhDa, Alexander M. Fabricius, MDa, Volkmar Falk, MD, PhDa, Rüdiger Autschbach, MD, PhDa, Nicolas Doll, MDa, Ulrich von Oppell, MD, PhDa, Anno Diegeler, MD, PhDa, Hans Kottkamp, MD, PhDb, Gerd Hindricks, MD, PhDb The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 123, Issue 5, Pages 919-927 (May 2002) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.120730 Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Intraoperative radiofrequency ablation of AF: lesion concept. MV, mitral valve; MA, mitral anulus; APP, appendage; LUPV, left upper pulmonary vein; LLPV, left lower pulmonary vein; RUPV, right upper pulmonary vein; RLPV, right lower pulmonary vein. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2002 123, 919-927DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2002.120730) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions