Where does atrial fibrillation surgery fail? Implications for increasing effectiveness of ablation

HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Personnel, Policy, Procedures and Follow-Up: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed and Approved by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the Heart Rhythm Society.

Hugh Calkins, Josép Brugada, Douglas L. Packer et al. · EP Europace · 2007 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Atrial Fibrillation Correction Surgery: Lessons From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database

James S. Gammie, Michel Haddad, Sarah Milford–Beland et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2008 · 264 citations

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Patient Safety +8

Surgery for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Patient Factors and Lesion Set

A. Marc Gillinov, Sekar S. Bhavani, Eugene H. Blackstone et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2006 · 209 citations · Full text

Thrombosis, Cardiac Anaesthesia, Lesion Set +13

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with off-pump, epicardial, high-intensity focused ultrasound: Results of a multicenter trial

J Ninet, Xavier Roques, Rainald Seitelberger et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2005 · 194 citations · Full text

Medical Ultrasound, Surgical Ablation, Power Ultrasound +9

Does preoperative atrial fibrillation reduce survival after coronary artery bypass grafting?

Mohammed Quader, Patrick M. McCarthy, A. Marc Gillinov et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2004 · 189 citations

Cardiac Anaesthesia, Cardiovascular Disease, Surgery +5