TY - JOUR
T1 - Atrial fibrillation
T2 - Current surgical options and their assessment
AU - Gillinov, A. Marc
AU - Blackstone, Eugene H.
AU - McCarthy, Patrick M.
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Traditional surgical treatment of AF is the Cox-Maze III procedure, a complicated operation. New surgical approaches include alternate energy sources (radiofrequency, microwave, cryothermy) and simplified left atrial lesion sets. These operations cure AF in 70% to 80% of patients. This review describes contemporary and emerging surgical approaches to AF, synthesizes results of these operations, and proposes new standards for reporting results of AF treatment.
AB - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Traditional surgical treatment of AF is the Cox-Maze III procedure, a complicated operation. New surgical approaches include alternate energy sources (radiofrequency, microwave, cryothermy) and simplified left atrial lesion sets. These operations cure AF in 70% to 80% of patients. This review describes contemporary and emerging surgical approaches to AF, synthesizes results of these operations, and proposes new standards for reporting results of AF treatment.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03977-2
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03977-2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12643434
AN - SCOPUS:0036899086
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 74
SP - 2210
EP - 2217
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -