Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 226-231 , July 2002

Combined atrial fibrillation and mitral valve surgery using microwave technology

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☆ Supported in part by Curative AG, Dresden, Germany, and Afx Inc., Fremont, CA.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Michael Knaut, MD, Heart Center Dresden University Hospital, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Fetscherstr. 76,D-01307 Dresden, Germany.

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 226-231 , July 2002

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