Vol 13, No 1 (January 30, 2024): Atrial Fibrillation Management I

Systematic Review

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Aditya Eranki, Benjamin Muston, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Christian Wilson-Smith, Michael Williams, Matthew Doyle, Martin Misfeld

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Pages: 1-17
Mid-to-long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation in surgical treatment vs. catheter ablation: a meta-analysis using aggregated survival data

Benjamin T. Muston, James Bilbrough, Aditya Eranki, Christian Wilson-Smith, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith

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Pages: 18-30

Keynote Lecture Series

Transcatheter options for atrial fibrillation treatment: an overview of the ablative techniques currently available and future perspectives

Diego Penela, Giulio Falasconi, Giulio Zucchelli

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Pages: 31-43
Hybrid strategies for stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

Fabrizio Rosati, Massimo Baudo, Michele D’Alonzo, Lorenzo Di Bacco, Gianmarco Arabia, Claudio Muneretto

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Pages: 44-53
Hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation

Claudia A. J. van der Heijden, Luca Aerts, Sevasti-Marisevi Chaldoupi, Cas van Cruchten, Michal Kawczynski, Samuel Heuts, Elham Bidar, Justin G. L. M. Luermans, Bart Maesen

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Pages: 54-70
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation

Jason G. Andrade

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Pages: 71-76

Featured Articles

Prognostic implication of left atrial strain in patients experiencing early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after totally thoracoscopic ablation

Jihoon Kim, Kina Jeon, Sung-Ji Park, Dong Seop Jeong, Suryeun Chung, Minjung Bak, Darae Kim, Eun Kyoung Kim, Sung-A Chang, Sang-Chol Lee, Seung Woo Park

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Pages: 77-87

Editorial

Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team

Stefano Branzoli, Fabrizio Guarracini, Massimiliano Marini

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Pages: 88-90

Art of Operative Techniques

Concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Andrew Tjon Joek Tjien, Ferdi Akca, Kayan Lam, Jules Olsthoorn, Lukas Dekker, Pepijn van der Voort, Niels Verberkmoes, Thomas J. van Brakel

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Pages: 91-98

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mitral regurgitation improvement after successful atrial fibrillation ablation by using a 3D mapping system

Nozomi Watanabe, Keiichi Ashikaga

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Pages: 99-101
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy

Karel M. Van Praet, Markus Kofler, Christian G. Schneider, Matteo Montagner, Leonhard Wert, Serdar Akansel, Simon H. Sündermann, Axel Unbehaun, Jörg Kempfert, Volkmar Falk, Christoph Starck

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Pages: 102-104
Simplified technique for bilateral access totally thoracoscopic Maze

Fabrizio Rosati, Giuseppe De Cicco, Elisabetta Lapenna, Lorenzo Di Bacco, Paola Redaelli, Stefano Benussi

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Pages: 105-107

Guest Editors:
Andrea Colli,
Pisa, Italy;
Stefano Benussi,
Brescia, Italy