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Transmural Atrial Insulating Lesions Using Epicardially Applied Radiofrequency Energy Coupled With Saline Irrigation

Jay G. Shake Department of Surgery, Divisions of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Experimental Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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David W. Larson Department of Surgery, Divisions of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Experimental Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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David M. Kulick Department of Surgery, Divisions of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Experimental Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Christopher T. Salerno Department of Surgery, Divisions of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Experimental Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Richard W. Bianco Department of Experimental Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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R. Morton Bolman III Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Pages 101-107 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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