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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 8;1(6):477-480.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.08.001. eCollection 2015 Nov.

Long-term follow-up of minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with epicardial radiofrequency ablation for complex cases of inappropriate sinus tachycardia

J William Schleifer  1 , Dawn E Jaroszewski  2 , Nilay Shah  3 , Luis R Scott  1
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Case Reports

Long-term follow-up of minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with epicardial radiofrequency ablation for complex cases of inappropriate sinus tachycardia

J William Schleifer et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: AV, atrioventricular; Epicardial; IST, inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Minimally invasive surgery; Pacing; Radiofrequency ablation; SVC, superior vena cava; Sinus node modification; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for sinus node modification in patient 1, with placement of ports in the right thorax.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Mapping the right atrium at the junction of the superior vena cava, sulcus terminalis (black arrow), and right atrial appendage (RAA), with visualization of the phrenic nerve (white arrow). The pericardium is labeled with an asterisk.
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