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Treatment of Long-Lasting Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using Minimally Invasive Surgery Combined With Irbesartan  Jian-Gang Wang, MD, Yan Li, MD, Jia-Hai.

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1 Treatment of Long-Lasting Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using Minimally Invasive Surgery Combined With Irbesartan  Jian-Gang Wang, MD, Yan Li, MD, Jia-Hai Shi, MD, Jie Han, MD, Yong-Qiang Cui, MD, Tian-Ge Luo, MD, Xu Meng, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 91, Issue 4, Pages (April 2011) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical ablation. (A) Right thoracoscopic view of the dry bipolar clamp in place on the left atrial antrum, medial to the right pulmonary vein. (B) The left atrial appendage was excised by stapling it with a surgical stapler. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Comparison of recurrence after atrial fibrillation ablation with irbesartan (group 1 [solid line]) and without irbesartan (group 2 [dotted line]). Kaplan-Meier curve analysis of the incidence of recurrent arrhythmia after ablation in both groups. (CI = confidence interval.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Comparative use of antiarrhythmic drugs after atrial fibrillation ablation with irbesartan (group 1 [solid line] and without irbesartan (group 2 [dotted line]). Kaplan-Meier curve analysis of the incidence of use of antiarrhythmic drugs after ablation in both groups. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Comparative size of the left atrium with irbesartan (group 1 [blue line]) and without irbesartan (group 2 [red line]). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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