Thoracoscopic surgical atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with an extremely enlarged left atrium

Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 469 - 478
Published: Sep 16, 2021
Abstract
Efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for atrial fibrillation (AF) decreases as left atrial (LA) volume increases. However, surgical AF ablation with unknown efficacy is being performed in patients with a giant LA (GLA). We determined efficacy of thoracoscopic AF ablation in patients with compared to without a GLA.Patients underwent thoracoscopic PVI with additional left atrial ablations lines (in persistent AF) and were prospectively...
Paper Details
Title
Thoracoscopic surgical atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with an extremely enlarged left atrium
Published Date
Sep 16, 2021
Volume
64
Issue
2
Pages
469 - 478
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