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Septal-superior exposure in mitral valve surgery with radiofrequency ablation.
ANZ J Surg
March 2007
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teikyo University School on Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: We review the results of surgical radiofrequency ablation of both atria in patients of mitral valve disease approached by septal-superior exposure and discuss the availability of this approach.
Methods: Eighteen patients with a mean age of 65 years were included in this study. Thirteen patients had mitral valve regurgitation predominantly and five had mitral valve stenosis.