Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: The time is now

Jeffrey A. Poynter; Daniel J. Beckman; Aaron M. Abarbanell; Jeremy L. Herrmann; Mariuxi C. Manukyan; Brent R. Weil; Karen Bumb; Daniel R. Meldrum

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.05.046

Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: The time is now

Jeffrey A. Poynter, Daniel J. Beckman, Aaron M. Abarbanell, Jeremy L. Herrmann, Mariuxi C. Manukyan, Brent R. Weil, Karen Bumb, Daniel R. Meldrum

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common chronic arrhythmia in the United States and is associated with high morbidity rates and significant healthcare costs. Although medical therapy for AF modestly reduces complications, cardiac surgery continues to have an important role in the treatment of AF and is constantly evolving. Cardiothoracic surgeons are uniquely positioned to offer effective operations to patients with lone AF, in addition to those undergoing concomitant elective cardiac surgery. This review discusses (1) the burden of AF, (2) classification and electrophysiology of AF, (3) surgical techniques and outcomes, and (4) future directions in surgical therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2079-2086
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	90
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.05.046
State	Published - Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation: The time is now

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