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Ann Thorac Surg
; 78(2): e24-5, 2004 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15276583
RESUMO
The pulmonary veins have been demonstrated to play an important role in generating atrial fibrillation. We report the first successful endoscopic epicardial isolation of the pulmonary veins in a patient with permanent atrial fibrillation, along with a 1-year follow-up. The procedure consisted of making a conduction block around the pulmonary veins with a flexible microwave energy delivery probe. The probe was placed endoscopically on the left atrial epicardium with the aid of robotic instruments.