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Epicardial cardiac ablation using laser energy
Mathew R Williams1, Mark J Russo, Mehmet C Oz
1Surgical Arrhythmia Program, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. mw365@columbia.edu
The Heart Surgery Forum
|March 18, 2006
Abstract:
We describe epicardial ablation using a new device that utilizes 980 nm wavelength laser energy. The device can be used in both open and minimally invasive approaches and should make ablation therapy safe, effective, and easy to use.

