Bevilacqua Stefano, Cerillo Alfredo Giuseppe, Solinas Marco, Glauber Mattia
Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart Hospital G. Pasquinucci, G. Monasterio Foundation, National Research Council, via Aurelia Sud, 54100 Massa, Italy.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Jul;11(1):1-2. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.221960. Epub 2010 Mar 2.
The Cobra Adhere XL (Estech, San Ramon, CA, USA) is a multiple-electrode, temperature-controlled, monopolar radiofrequency probe with a vacuum-assisted stabilization system. We describe a new technique for epicardial ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement through right mini-thoracotomy.