The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive review was conducted on literature published through November 2012, and other …

Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) can be performed without additional risk of
operative mortality or major morbidity, and is recommended at the time of concomitant mitral …

The recommendations listed in this guideline are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
initial extensive evidence review, which included literature derived from research involving …

The “Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease” were initially published as
the “Guidelines on Non-pharmacological Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease” in 2002 …

Background Among patients undergoing mitral-valve surgery, 30 to 50% present with atrial
fibrillation, which is associated with reduced survival and increased risk of stroke. Surgical …

Background Surgical ablation (SA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) effectively restores sinus rhythm.
Incompletely defined risk has previously limited concomitant performance of SA during …

Expert consensus guidelines: Examining surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation - The Journal
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Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased mortality risk. The Cox-maze
IV procedure (CM4) performed concomitantly with other cardiac procedures has been …

Objective Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation concomitant with cardiac surgery is now a
Class I recommendation for selected patients. Understanding how the revised …

In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based
safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007 …