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1 Evaluation of a Novel Epicardial Atrial Fibrillation Treatment System
Andy C. Kiser, MD, L. Wiley Nifong, MD, Jai Raman, MD, PhD, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, MD, Nigel Campbell, DVM, PhD, W. Randolph Chitwood, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages (January 2008) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Schematic of the vacuum-integrated coagulation device.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Photograph of the coagulation device in contact with the left atrial appendage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Photograph of a “triangle” lesion pattern on the left atrial appendage with a center of viable myocardium. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Photograph of the left atrial appendage after triphenyltetrazolium chloride (Sigma Product No. T8877; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO) staining of viable tissue. The brown discoloration of the nonviable area extends to the endocardium. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

6 Fig 5 Representative hematoxylin and eosin stained histopathology of left pulmonary vein treatment regions showing degenerative changes in the muscle and denatured collagen with intact mural architecture post-treatment providing a basis to maintain the physical integrity of the tissue structure (×25). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

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