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PHILADELPHIA -- A modified version of the Cox maze procedure has simplified and shortened the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
This new version of the Cox maze treatment substitutes bipolar, radiofrequency ablation for most of the atrial lesions that were previously placed with a cut-and sew technique.
"In our experience, use of radiofrequency-ablation technology significantly simplifies the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation and broadens the application of this curative procedure," Dr. Shelly C. Lall said at the annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
She and her associates at Barnes-Jewish...
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