Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 198-205 , July 2002

The technology in use for the surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

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☆ Address reprint requests to Nicola Viola, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem il-91120, Israel.

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 198-205 , July 2002

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