Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and the treatment options
include medical treatment and catheter-based or surgical interventions. AF is a major cause …

Objective Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is indicated both in patients with AF
undergoing concomitant cardiac surgery and in those who have not responded to medical …

Abstract Objective The Cox maze IV procedure (CMPIV) has been established as the gold
standard for surgical ablation; however, late outcomes using current consensus definitions …

Background Controversy exists when performing surgical atrial fibrillation ablation whether
there is an increase in postoperative complications using biatrial (BA) lesions compared with …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of cardiac arrythmia, with a key
importance in the perioperative setting of cardiac surgery. In recent years, the question as to …

Objective Most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cardiac surgery do not receive
concomitant ablation. This study reviewed outcomes of patients with AF undergoing Cox …

Abstract Objective The Cox maze procedure (CM) is safe and effective for all atrial fibrillation
(AF) types. A recent randomized trial found alarming rates of pacemaker implantation (PMI) …

Background Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) concomitant with cardiac surgery is a
Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) class I recommendation, although the AF is frequently …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and associated
with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. AF surgery is widely used for rhythm control of …

Objective New permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation after concomitant atrial fibrillation
(AF) ablation has been associated with surgical ablation (SA). We sought to determine …