Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 210-218 , July 2002

Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery

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☆ Address reprint requests to David C. Kress, Midwest Heart Surgery Institute, 2901 W. Kinnickinnic River Parkway, Suite 511, Milwaukee, WI 53215.

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 210-218 , July 2002

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