Surgical atrial fibrillation ablation and follow-up strategies: minimally invasive or maximally effective?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jan;49(1):271-2. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv081. Epub 2015 Mar 11.

Authors

Thorsten Hanke¹, Efstratios I Charitos²

Affiliations

¹ Clinic for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany thorsten.hanke@uksh.de thorstenhanke@yahoo.com.
² Clinic for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

PMID: 25762402
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv081

No abstract available

Keywords: Catheter ablation; Follow-up strategy; Surgical ablation.

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MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Catheter Ablation*
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Conduction System
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Treatment Outcome