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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:1086
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

New technology

Invited commentary

Miralem Pasic, MD, PhD, Roland Hetzer, MD, PhD

Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, D-13353 Germany

(Email: pasic@dhzb.de).

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Kubota and colleagues [1] report their experimental experience with atrial fibrillation surgery on the beating heart. They confirm the potential for an alternative energy source, an infrared coagulator, and for the modified maze procedure. The article represents a contribution to the general surgical question: "How should we treat a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation undergoing open heart procedure?" Or more precisely, the question is: "What is the best surgical method to treat a patient . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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