Biatrial ablation vs. left atrial concomitant surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis

Surgical ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery: a cumulative meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

(2014) Kevin Phan et al.   HEART

Predictors and Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After the Cox-Maze IV Procedure

(2013) Jason O. Robertson et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Right atrial lesions do not improve the efficacy of a complete left atrial lesion set in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, but they do increase procedural morbidity

(2013) Lori K. Soni et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Predictors for permanent pacemaker implantation after concomitant surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation

(2013) Simon Pecha et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation

(2012) N. Fragakis et al.   EUROPACE

Minimal invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation: an updated review

(2012) M. La Meir et al.   EUROPACE

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

(2012) H. Calkins et al.   EUROPACE

Left Atrial Ablation Versus Biatrial Ablation in the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Joon Bum Kim et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Initial Experience of Sequential Surgical Epicardial-Catheter Endocardial Ablation for Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With Long-Term Follow-Up

(2011) Srijoy Mahapatra et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Incidence and Predictors of Pacemaker Placement After Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Berhane Worku et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Designing comparative effectiveness trials of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: Experience of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network

(2011) A. Marc Gillinov et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Learning what works in surgical cryoablation of atrial fibrillation: results of different application techniques and benefits of prospective follow-up

(2011) A. Albage et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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

(2010) Patrick M. McCarthy et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Long-Term Sinus Rhythm Stability after Intraoperative Ablation of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

(2009) THOMAS DENEKE et al.   PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Prospective randomized comparison of left atrial and biatrial radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation

(2008) Jiangang Wang et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Efficacy of Three Different Ablative Procedures to Treat Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Valvular Heart Disease: A Randomised Trial

(2008) Vivek Srivastava et al.   Heart Lung and Circulation

Video-Assisted Epicardial Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion for Atrial Fibrillation: Extended Follow-Up

(2007) James H. Wudel et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY