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New hybrid minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat atrial fibrillation |
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Washington University: “By applying the energy to make scars from both the inside and outside of the heart, we’re better able to achieve a full-thickness ablation,” says Hersh S. Maniar, MD, assistant professor of surgery at the School of Medicine who performs the new hybrid procedure and the Cox-Maze. “A complete scar that crosses through the full thickness of the heart wall will more permanently block atrial fibrillation signals.”
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