Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia in modern clinical practice,
with an estimated prevalence of 1.5–2%. The prevalence of AF is expected to double in the …

Ablative treatments are gaining increasing attention as an alternative to standard surgical
therapies, especially for patients with contraindication or those who refuse open surgery …

BACKGROUND: We used The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database to
document the utilization of surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) correction procedures in North …

A Novel Nonthermal Energy Source for Surgical Epicardial Atrial Ablation: Irreversible
Electroporation Page 1 E162 ABSTRACT Background. All currently used energy sources in …

Aims The efficacy of epicardial left atrial (LA) cryoablation in eliminating atrial fibrillation (AF)
in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery (MVS) is unknown. We hypothesized that MVS …

This review focuses on the basic science of cellular destruction by tissue freezing and
application of transvenous cryocatheter technology to treat cardiac arrhythmia. Ideally, foci …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and its prevalence
is∼ 1–2% of the general population, but higher with increasing age and in patients with …

BACKGROUND: Although chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is thought to negatively affect
survival after aortic valve replacement (AVR), evidence is limited and intraoperative methods …

The Cox maze procedure for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation has been simplified
from its original cut-and-sew technique. Various energy sources now exist which create …

Introduction and Aims: Ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved rapidly in the decade
since its inception. We aimed to review the results of this evolution as reflected in the …