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Figure 6: Cox-Maze IV lesion set (Minimally invasive right mini-thoracotomy). Reproduced and modified from [18] with
permission. Left side lesions: 1. Right pulmonary vein lesions; 2. Left pulmonary vein lesions; 3. Superior connecting
lesion: Left pulmonary vein – Right pulmonary vein (roof); 4. Inferior connecting lesion: Left pulmonary vein – Right
pulmonary vein (floor); 5. Mitral annulus lesion; 6. Coronary sinus lesion. Right side lesions: 7. Superior vena cava to
Inferior vena cava lesions; 8. Tricuspid valve lesions (10 o’clock); 9. Right atrial free wall lesion 1; 10. Tricuspid valve
lesions (2 o’clock); 11. Right atrial free wall lesion 2.
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