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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:303-304. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.082
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Takashi Nitta, MD

Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0022, Japan

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Off-pump surgery for atrial fibrillation (AF) on the beating heart will benefit many patients with isolated and permanent AF who cannot presently be cured by existing pharmacological or nonpharmacological therapies. It is mandatory in the establishment of off-pump AF surgery to develop ablation devices that can create a safe and easy transmural, continuous lesion on the beating heart. Pulmonary vein isolation can be achieved by bipolar radiofrequency ablation devices without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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