The Surgical Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation: Ablation Technology and Surgical Approaches
The Cox maze procedure developed originally in 1987 by Dr James Cox has evolved from a “cut and sew” surgical procedure, where the maze was applied using multiple surgical cuts, to an extensive use of surgical ablation technology where ablation lesions are placed with alternative energy sources (rad...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Rambam Health Care Campus
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=278 |