ABSTRACT The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2023 clinical practice guidelines for the
surgical management of atrial fibrillation incorporate the most recent evidence for surgical …

Aims Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been demonstrated to be a safe
procedure conducted concomitantly alongside cardiac surgery. However, there are …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrythmia and is often found during time of other
cardiac pathologies which require surgical management including coronary …

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https://dx. doi. org/10.21037/jtd-23-1259 reported a practical guide with complete steps of …

Objective We determined the utilization rate of surgical ablation (SA) during coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG) and compared outcomes between CABG with or without SA in a …

Background Despite prospective randomized evidence supporting concomitant treatment of
atrial fibrillation (AF) during mitral valve (MV) surgery, variation in surgical management of …

Objectives Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Due to the
insufficient efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs and their adverse side effects, there has been …

OBJECTIVES We retrospectively analysed perioperative and mid-term outcomes for patients
undergoing mitral valve surgery with and without atrial fibrillation. METHODS Patients who …

Practical approaches to concomitant surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Matching the ablation
to the patient - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Skip to Main Content Skip …

Background Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrythmia and causes many
complications. Sinus rhythm restoration could reduce late mortality of atrial fibrillation …