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Long-term results of surgical minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation

Gijs E. De Maat, Alberto Pozzoli, M. F. Scholten, I. C. Van Gelder, Yuri Blaauw, Bart A. Mulder, Paolo Della Bella, Ottavio Alfieri, Stefano Benussi, Massimo A. Mariani

EP Europace · 2015 · 24 citations · 22 references

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This retrospective study shows that sPVI for the treatment of paroxysmal AF is effective and that the outcomes are maintained at long-term follow-up.

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Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

European Heart Journal · 2010 · 5.8K citations · Full text

Updated Worldwide Survey on the Methods, Efficacy, and Safety of Catheter Ablation for Human Atrial Fibrillation

Riccardo Cappato, Hugh Calkins, Shih‐Ann Chen et al. · Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology · 2009 · 2.9K citations

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design: 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), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

Hugh Calkins, Karl Heinz Kuck, Riccardo Cappato et al. · EP Europace · 2012 · 2.7K citations · Full text

Secular Trends in Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1980 to 2000, and Implications on the Projections for Future Prevalence

Yoko Miyasaka, Marion E. Barnes, Bernard J. Gersh et al. · Circulation · 2006 · 2.5K citations · Full text

A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Recurrent Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Isabelle C. Van Gelder, Vincent E. Hagens, Hans A. Bosker et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2002 · 2.4K citations · Full text