Two-staged hybrid treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation: short-term single-centre results

CONCLUSIONS
The sequential, two-staged hybrid strategy (surgical thoracoscopic followed by catheter ablation) is feasible and safe with a high post-procedural success and seems to represent the optimal treatment with low risk load and potentially long-term benefit for patients with a persistent and long-standing persistent form atrial fibrillation.

Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - March 17, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kurfirst, V., Mokraček, A., Bulava, A., Čanadyova, J., Haniš, J., Pešl, L. Tags: Adult Cardiac Source Type: research