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A minimally invasive Cox maze IV procedure is as effective as sternotomy while decreasing major morbidity and hospital stay Christopher P. Lawrance, MD, Matthew C. Henn, MD, Jacob R. Miller, MD, Laurie A. Sinn, RN, BSN, Richard B. Schuessler, PhD, Hersh S. Maniar, MD, Ralph J. Damiano, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 3, Pages (September 2014) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 A, Cox maze IV left atrial lesion set as performed through a sternotomy. All ablation lines are performed with a bipolar radiofrequency clamp except for an endocardial cryoablation at the mitral annulus and an epicardial cryoablation over the coronary sinus. B, Cox maze IV left atrial lesion set as performed through a right minithoracotomy. Reprinted with permission from Bioperspective. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 A, Overall freedom from ATAs. B, Freedom from ATAs off AADs. ATA, Atrial tachyarrhythmia; RMT, right minithoracotomy. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
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