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Thomas A. Molloy, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 

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1 Midterm Clinical Experience With Microwave Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation 
Thomas A. Molloy, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 79, Issue 6, Pages (June 2005) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Bilateral microwave Maze lesion set pattern in 29 patients. FLEX 4 Probe (AFx-Guidant, Santa Clara, CA) was used in 27 patients, and the FLEX 10 Probe was used in 2 patients. The ligament of Marshall was divided and cauterized. The left atrial appendage was excised. The procedure was performed on-pump in 16 patients and off-pump in 13 patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Microwave ablation system.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Transesophageal echo shows thrombus (arrow) in the left atrial appendage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 The FLEX 10 Probe (AFX-Guidant, Santa Clara, CA) device is a long flexible probe/antenna that can be used to create a box lesion set around the pulmonary veins. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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