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Simple surgical isolation of pulmonary veins for treating secondary atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease1  Renato A.K Kalil, MD, PhD, Gustavo G.

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1 Simple surgical isolation of pulmonary veins for treating secondary atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease1  Renato A.K Kalil, MD, PhD, Gustavo G Lima, MD, MSc, Tiago L.L Leiria, MD, Rogério Abrahão, MD, Leonardo M Pires, MD, Paulo R Prates, MD, Ivo A Nesralla, MD, PhD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 73, Issue 4, Pages (April 2002) DOI: /S (01)

2 Fig 1 Three-dimensional posterior view of the heart after the procedure showing the suture line around the four pulmonary veins, exclusion of left atrial appendage, and perpendicular incision directed into the mitral annulus. (Reprinted from Kalil RAK, et al, Ann Thorac Surg; 2002;73:1022, with permission.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (01) )

3 Fig 2 Follow-up of patients is shown according to the maintenance of sinus rhythm and use of amiodarone (at 6 months, n = 13; at 1 year, n = 8). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (01) )

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