1. Incomplete transmural ablation caused by bipolar radiofrequency ablation devices 
Wataru Kato, MD, Akihiko Usui, MD, Hideki Oshima, MD, Toshiaki Akita, MD, Yuichi Ueda, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 137, Issue 1, Pages (January 2009)
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2. Figure 1
A microscopic section revealed that myocardium of the lesion disappeared and transmural ablation was completed (hematoxylin and eosin stain).
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3. Figure 2
A microscopic section showed an incomplete transmural ablation. The thickened intima was observed, and the normal myocardium of the left atrium was partially remained (hematoxylin and eosin stain).
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