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1 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 (November 2004) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The bipolar radiofrequency clamp.
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3 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  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 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  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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