The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages 521-526 , March 2009

Point: Minimally invasive bipolar radiofrequency ablation of lone atrial fibrillation: Early multicenter results

  • Erik Beyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas
    • ,
  • Richard Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Buu-Khanh Lam, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Buu-Khanh Lam, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin St, H3404, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4W7.

Received 7 May 2008 ,Revised 5 October 2008 ,Accepted 17 November 2008.

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 Presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 11–14, 2008, San Diego, California.

PII: S0022-5223(08)02046-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.031

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages 521-526 , March 2009

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