Vol 13, No 2 (March 29, 2024): Atrial Fibrillation Management II

Systematic Review

The outcomes of concomitant catheter ablation in non-mitral valve cardiac surgery—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Christian J. Wilson-Smith, Jemilla Strode Smith, Dominic Ng, Benjamin T. Muston, Aditya Eranki, Michael L. Williams, Nathan Ussher, Aashray K. Gupta

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Pages: 108-116
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Aditya Eranki, Benjamin Muston, Dominic Ng, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Aashray K. Gupta

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Pages: 117-125

Keynote Lecture Series

How to establish a successful and sustainable surgical atrial fibrillation program: key considerations on the arrhythmia, training and treatment strategies

Timo Weimar, Mindy Vroomen

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Pages: 126-134
Surgical options for atrial fibrillation treatment during concomitant cardiac procedures

Massimo Baudo, Fabrizio Rosati, Elisabetta Lapenna, Lorenzo Di Bacco, Stefano Benussi

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Pages: 135-145
Minimally invasive left atrial appendage occlusion plus reduced dose direct oral anticoagulant to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation—the LAAO-PlusRE

Laura Besola, Dario Gregori, Alessandro Fiocco, Andrea Colli

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Pages: 146-154

Featured Articles

Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis

Jaswinder Gill, Karl J. Crossen, Christopher Blauth, Faraz Kerendi, Saumil R. Oza, Anthony R. Magnano, Mark A. Mostovych, Michael E. Halkos, David Tschopp, Jose Osorio, Paul Tabereaux, William Boedefeld, Kenneth Civello, Syed Ahsan, John Yap, Sreedhar Billakanty, Steve Duff, Otto Costantini, Eric Espinal, Andy Kiser, Christian Shults, David Pederson, James Garrison, David M. Gilligan, Michael G. Link, Marcin Kowalski, Christopher Stees, Jason S. Sperling, Israel Jacobowitz, Felix Yang, Yisachar J. Greenberg, David B. De Lurgio

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Pages: 155-164
Effectiveness of Maze IV procedure versus thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity score-matched analysis

Ke Wei, Chunrong Bao, Dongfang Zhao, Junwen Zhang, Ju Mei, Nan Ma

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Pages: 165-172

Editorial

Left atrial strain importance in atrial fibrillation screening process

Riccardo M. Inciardi, Laura Lupi, Stefano Benussi

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Pages: 173-175

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations

Vincenzo Tarzia, Matteo Ponzoni, Tea Lena, Gino Gerosa

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Pages: 176-178
How I do it: simplified Cox-Maze IV via right mini-thoracotomy

Fabrizio Rosati, Francesco Rattenni, Francesca Boldini, Lorenzo Di Bacco, Paola Redaelli, Stefano Benussi

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Pages: 179-181
Surgical implant of Medtronic Penditure left atrial appendage exclusion clip during off-pump bilateral internal thoracic artery coronary artery bypass grafting

Gianluca Torregrossa, Massimo Baudo, Amanda Yakobitis, Courtney Murray, Arie Pieter Kappetein

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Pages: 182-183
Isolator Synergy EnCompass clamp: surgical notes

Gianluca Torregrossa, Massimo Baudo, Amanda M. Yakobitis, Courtney E. Murray, Armin Kiankhooy

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Pages: 184-186

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