Key result
Transthoracic radiofrequency Maze ablation using video-assisted thoracoscopy and cardioscopy was feasible and safe in a porcine model, with optimal ablation at 70-80 degrees C for 30 seconds.
Why the study?
Is video-assisted thoracoscopic and cardioscopic radiofrequency Maze ablation feasible and safe for creating linear lesions in a porcine model of atrial fibrillation?
Is video-assisted thoracoscopic and cardioscopic radiofrequency Maze ablation feasible and safe for creating linear lesions in a porcine model of atrial fibrillation?
Video-assisted thoracoscopic and cardioscopic radiofrequency linear ablation is feasible in a porcine model, suggesting a potential minimally invasive alternative to open-heart Maze surgery.
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Preclinical support for thoracoscopic cardioscopic Maze; leaves open translation to human AF ablation.
Inoue et al. (1997) studied Atrial fibrillation (n=12). Video assisted thoracoscopic and cardioscopic radiofrequency Maze ablation vs. Intravenous radiofrequency ablation by cardioscopic catheter device was evaluated on Feasibility and safety of linear ablation. Transthoracic radiofrequency Maze ablation using video-assisted thoracoscopy and cardioscopy was feasible and safe in a porcine model, with optimal ablation at 70-80 degrees C for 30 seconds.
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