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SUBMITTER: Schill MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5398092 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schill Matthew R MR Musharbash Farah N FN Hansalia Vivek V Greenberg Jason W JW Melby Spencer J SJ Maniar Hersh S HS Sinn Laurie A LA Schuessler Richard B RB Moon Marc R MR Damiano Ralph J RJ
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 20170116 5
<h4>Objective</h4>Most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cardiac surgery do not receive concomitant ablation. This study reviewed outcomes of patients with AF undergoing Cox-maze IV (CMIV) procedure with radiofrequency and cryoablation and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at our institution.<h4>Methods</h4>Between the introduction of radiofrequency ablation in 2002 and 2015, 135 patients underwent left- or biatrial CMIV with CABG. Patients undergoing other cardiac procedure ...[more]