Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Improves Long-Term Survival: A Multicenter Analysis

BackgroundThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons guidelines recommend surgical ablation (SA) at the time of concomitant mitral operations, aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), and aortic valve replacement plus CABG for patients in atrial fibrillation (AF). The goal of this analysis was to assess the influence of SA on long-term survival.MethodsA retrospective analysis of 20,407 consecutive CABG or valve procedures from...