Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 37-49 , February 2007

Modification of the Cox-Maze III Procedure Using Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation

  • Michael Yii, MS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, 55 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia
    • University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 5th Floor, 55 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9419 2477; fax: +61 3 9417 1694.
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  • Cheng-Hon Yap, MBBS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, 55 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia
    • ,
  • Ian Nixon, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, 55 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia
    • ,
  • Victor Chao, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne, 55 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia

Received 21 October 2005 ,Revised 12 June 2006 ,Accepted 15 September 2006.

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00220-4

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.09.012

Heart, Lung and Circulation
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