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Comparative Study
. 2009 Oct;88(4):1317-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.066.

A new vacuum-assisted probe for minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation

Stefano Bevilacqua  1 , Tommaso Gasbarri, Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Massimiliano Mariani, Michele Murzi, Tommaso Nannini, Mattia Glauber
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Comparative Study

A new vacuum-assisted probe for minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation

Stefano Bevilacqua et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: The Cobra Adhere XL (Estech, San Ramon, CA) is a multiple-electrode, temperature-controlled, monopolar radiofrequency probe with a vacuum-assisted stabilization system. We evaluated this new technology for epicardial ablation of atrial fibrillation in mitral valve patients through a right mini-thoracotomy.

Description: Between June and August 2008, 12 patients underwent minimal invasive surgery for mitral disease and ablation for atrial fibrillation with the Cobra Adhere XL (Estech). Three patients had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Off-pump pulmonary vein isolation was performed with an epicardial oval lesion parallel to the mitral plane. In 10 patients, an endocardial lesion to the mitral annulus was added.

Evaluation: There were no operative deaths or major postoperative complications. At a mean follow-up of 8.76 +/- 1.0 months, 11 patients (91.67%) were in stable sinus rhythm. Echocardiography underscored a complete recovery of atrial transport function in most of these patients (90.91%). No major cardiac and cerebrovascular events occurred during follow-up.

Conclusions: Left-side ablation combined with minimally invasive surgery for mitral disease can be easily, safely, and effectively performed with the Cobra Adhere XL probe.

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