Journal:
:research in cardiovascular medicine
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kaushal kishore tiwari department of adult cardiac surgery, g. pasquinucci heart hospital, massa, italy; department of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, college of medical sciences, teaching hospital, kathmandu university, bharatpur, nepal; department of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, college of medical sciences, teaching hospital, kathmandu university, bharatpur, nepal. tel: +977-9801059361, fax: +977-56525012
tommaso gasbarri department of adult cardiac surgery, g. pasquinucci heart hospital, massa, italy
stefano bevilacqua department of adult cardiac surgery, g. pasquinucci heart hospital, massa, italy
mattia glauber department of adult cardiac surgery, g. pasquinucci heart hospital, massa, italy
conclusions we can conclude that treatment of af using a right-sided minithoracotomy approach and rf energy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery for various valve diseases is feasible, safe, and reproducible. objectives our aim is to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and immediate plus medium-term results of concomitant af ablation therapy in patients undergoing minimally invasive valve surge...