Combined Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery and Ablative Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Early and Mid-Term Results Belhhan Akpinar, MD, Ilhan Sanisoglu, MD, Mustafa Guden, MD, Ertan Sagbas, MD, Barıs Caynak, MD, Zehra Bayramoglu, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 4, Pages 1332-1337 (April 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.09.074 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Right pulmonary vein ablation is shown. (B = apical suction device; BP = bipolar pen; RAA = right atrial appendage; RPV = right pulmonary vein.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1332-1337DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.09.074) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Ablation of the left pulmonary veins is shown. (A = upper jaw of bipolar clamp; B = apical suction device; BP = bipolar pen; LAA = left atrial appendage; LITA = left internal thoracic artery; LPV = left pulmonary vein.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1332-1337DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.09.074) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Complex relationship between time and atrial fibrillation suggests the lesion set to be chosen according to the patient’s needs (see text). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1332-1337DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.09.074) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions