5-YEAR OUTCOMES OF A STAGED HYBRID SURGICAL AND CATHETER-BASED ABLATION APPROACH FOR TREATMENT OF LONG-STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Authors :: Genevieve Painter
James Longoria
Arash Aryana
Deep Pujara
Stephen Stark
Thomas M. Tadros
Subramaniam C. Krishnan
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:449
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2017.
Abstract: Background: Catheter ablation (CA) of long-standing persistent (LSP) atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with reduced success rates. This analysis examines the acute/long-term outcomes of a staged hybrid surgical and catheter-based ablation strategy for treatment of LSP AF. Methods: In this

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