European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2020 · 12 citations · 4 references
MedicineSurgeryAnesthetic TechniquesCardiothoracic SurgeryAblation TherapyAtrial FibrillationLeft Atrial Appendage ClosureMinimally Invasive Cardiothoracic SurgeryMinimally Invasive SurgeryThoracic SurgeryAtrial Fibrillation After Cardiac SurgeryLeft Atrial AblationSurgical AblationSurgical Left Atrial Appendage ClosureThoracic Ablation
The aim of this article is to describe a unilateral approach for totally thoracoscopic ablation and left atrial appendage closure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation to simplify the procedure, avoid a technically more demanding thoracoscopy on the left side and potentially reduce postoperative pain without compromising the lesion set.
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Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Clipping
Charlotte van Laar, Niels Verberkmoes, Hendrik W. van Es et al. · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · 2018 · 77 citations · Full text
Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +9