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Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery
Author(s) -
A. Marc Gillinov,
Annetine C. Gelijns,
Michael K. Parides,
Joseph J. DeRose,
Alan J. Moskowitz,
Pierre Voisine,
Gorav Ailawadi,
Denis Bouchard,
Peter K. Smith,
Michael J. Mack,
Michael A. Acker,
John C. Mullen,
Eric A. Rose,
Helena Chang,
John D. Puskas,
JeanPhilippe Couderc,
Timothy J. Gardner,
Robin Varghese,
Keith J. Horvath,
Steven F. Bolling,
Robert E. Michler,
Nancy L. Geller,
Deborah D. Ascheim,
Marissa A. Miller,
Emilia Bagiella,
Ellen Moquete,
Paula Williams,
Wendy C. TaddeiPeters,
Patrick T. O’Gara,
Eugene H. Blackstone,
Michael Argenziano
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1500528
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , ablation , pulmonary vein , cardiology , surgery , mitral valve , hazard ratio , catheter ablation , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Among patients undergoing mitral-valve surgery, 30 to 50% present with atrial fibrillation, which is associated with reduced survival and increased risk of stroke. Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation has been widely adopted, but evidence regarding its safety and effectiveness is limited.

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