Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery

Marc Gillinov, A.; C. Gelijns, Annetine; K. Parides, Michael; J. DeRose, Joseph; J. Moskowitz, Alan; Voisine, Pierre; Ailawadi, Gorav; Bouchard, Denis; K. Smith, Peter; J. Mack, Michael; A. Acker, Michael; C. Mullen, John; A. Rose, Eric; Chang, Helena; D. Puskas, John; Couderc, Jean‐Philippe; J. Gardner, Timothy; Varghese, Robin; A. Horvath, Keith; F. Bolling, Steven; E. Michler, Robert; L. Geller, Nancy; D. Ascheim, Deborah; A. Miller, Marissa; Bagiella, Emilia; Moquete, Ellen; Williams, Paula; C. Taddei‐Peters, Wendy; T. O’Gara, Patrick; H. Blackstone, Eugene; Argenziano, Michael

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1500528

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Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 16, 2015

Authors:

A. Marc Gillinov

Annetine C. Gelijns

Michael K. Parides

Abstract

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 ablation of atrial fibrillation has been widely adopted, but evidence regarding its safety and effectiveness is lim...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Ablation

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