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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1574-1575
© 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Reply to the Editor

Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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We appreciate Benussi and colleagues' comments on our study and recognize their expertise in the field of atrial fibrillation surgery. In their letter, our findings are stated precisely one by one.¹

On the right side, both atrial and ventricular walls are thin enough to be included within the jaws of a bipolar clamp, so the main issue is to avoid the right coronary artery. We agree with Benussi and colleagues' comments, in which they refer to the technique of dissecting the right coronary artery to introduce the epicardial jaw of the clamp underneath the coronary to reach the tricuspid annulus. This is the only way to perform an ablation not using a monopolar device or the cut-and sew technique.

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