[HSF] Robotic Cryomaze

[Tea Acuff]

Maybe we will have to rename you two, Prasanna. 

Giuseppe and Pinocchio.

tea ;) ;( ;)


----- Original Message ----
From: Prasanna Simha M <prasannasimha at gmail.com>
To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:14:53 AM
Subject: Re: [HSF] Robotic Cryomaze

Giuseppe, I must apologize for butchering your name !!!
Prasanna

On Dec 18, 2007 7:36 PM, Giuseppe Rescigno <grescigno at mac.com> wrote:

> What I took home from Leipzig about Afib surgery (waiting for the DVD
> containing all the meeting) is that minimally invasive beating heart
> procedures have the same results (70% for paroxysmal, 30% for continuous)
> than the transvenous procedures. I appreciated Hal's technique because even
> with a minimally invasive approach it may reach higher rates of success
> (cryo + isthmus lesion etc.). Of course it is hard to convince a patient
> (and a cardiologist) to be operated on pump just for a lone afib. I have
> seen a few patients treated in Leipzig during my stay last year that had a
> long history of transvenous failures and subsequently operated on by Fred
> Mohr.
>
> Giuseppe
>
> Giuseppe Rescigno M.D.
> Cardiothoracic Surgeon
>
> Lancisi Hospital
> Torrette - Ancona
> Italy
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 01:35PM, <Hgrmd at aol.com> wrote:
> >Bill,
> >  Yes, I've done 9 robotic cryomazes, 2 as standalones.
> >
> >Hal
> >
> >
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