Complete left atrial ablation with bipolar radiofrequency☆☆☆ | Zendy

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Complete left atrial ablation with bipolar radiofrequency☆☆☆

Author(s) -

Stefano Benussi,

Simoscimbene,

Andrea Galanti,

R. Fumero,

Enrica Dorigo,

Valerio Zerbi,

Micaela Cioni,

Ottavio Alfieri

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.01.005

Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , lesion , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , surgery

Despite its efficacy and swiftness, bipolar radiofrequency is generally not used on the left isthmus for concern of injuring a coronary branch. Incomplete lesion sets or use of an additional unipolar device are often considered. We report a technique to perform a full left lesion set involving the mitral line using a standard bipolar radiofrequency device.

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