Unilateral Left-sided Thoracoscopic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Bart Maesen, Mark La Meir

Abstract

Thoracoscopic surgical ablation has evolved into a valid and effective treatment option, especially in patients with more persistent forms of atrial fibrillation. A significant part of this development is due to the capability of biparietal bipolar radiofrequency clamps to create long-lasting transmural lesions. To date, all commercially available bipolar clamps require a bilateral thoracoscopic approach. Here, we describe the surgical technique of a unilateral left-sided thoracoscopic approach for surgical atrial fibrillation ablation on the beating heart.

Citations

Apr 13, 2021·European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery·Bart MaesenJos G Maessen
Apr 11, 2021·Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal of the Working Groups on Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology·Bart MaesenMark La Meir
Oct 12, 2021·Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery·Bart MaesenJos G Maessen

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