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Volume 13(2);  2024 Mar 29

Systematic Review

The outcomes of concomitant catheter ablation in non-mitral valve cardiac surgery—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Christian J. Wilson-Smith, Jemilla Strode Smith, Dominic Ng, Benjamin T. Muston, Aditya Eranki, Michael L. Williams, Nathan Ussher, Aashray K. Gupta
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 108–116. Published online 2024 Feb 27. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-17
PMCID:
PMC10998963
Article PDF–302K
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Aditya Eranki, Benjamin Muston, Dominic Ng, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Aashray K. Gupta
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 117–125. Published online 2024 Mar 12. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-20
PMCID:
PMC10998967
Article PDF–281K

Keynote Lecture Series

How to establish a successful and sustainable surgical atrial fibrillation program: key considerations on the arrhythmia, training and treatment strategies
Timo Weimar, Mindy Vroomen
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 126–134. Published online 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-0165
PMCID:
PMC10998966
Article PDF–372K
Surgical options for atrial fibrillation treatment during concomitant cardiac procedures
Massimo Baudo, Fabrizio Rosati, Elisabetta Lapenna, Lorenzo Di Bacco, Stefano Benussi
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 135–145. Published online 2024 Mar 14. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-0208
PMCID:
PMC10998971
Article PDF–233K
Minimally invasive left atrial appendage occlusion plus reduced dose direct oral anticoagulant to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation—the LAAO-PlusRE
Laura Besola, Dario Gregori, Alessandro Fiocco, Andrea Colli
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 146–154. Published online 2024 Mar 18. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-18
PMCID:
PMC10998961
Article PDF–202K

Featured Articles

Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis
Jaswinder Gill, Karl J. Crossen, Christopher Blauth, Faraz Kerendi, Saumil R. Oza, Anthony R. Magnano, Mark A. Mostovych, Michael E. Halkos, David Tschopp, Jose Osorio, Paul Tabereaux, William Boedefeld, Kenneth Civello, Syed Ahsan, John Yap, Sreedhar Billakanty, Steve Duff, Otto Costantini, Eric Espinal, Andy Kiser, Christian Shults, David Pederson, James Garrison, David M. Gilligan, Michael G. Link, Marcin Kowalski, Christopher Stees, Jason S. Sperling, Israel Jacobowitz, Felix Yang, Yisachar J. Greenberg, David B. De Lurgio
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 155–164. Published online 2023 Aug 29. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-15
PMCID:
PMC10998972
Article PDF–675K
Effectiveness of Maze IV procedure versus thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity score-matched analysis
Ke Wei, Chunrong Bao, Dongfang Zhao, Junwen Zhang, Ju Mei, Nan Ma
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 165–172. Published online 2024 Mar 20. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-fs-0115
PMCID:
PMC10998964
Article PDF–962K

Editorial

Left atrial strain importance in atrial fibrillation screening process
Riccardo M. Inciardi, Laura Lupi, Stefano Benussi
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 173–175. Published online 2023 Nov 16. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-0061
PMCID:
PMC10998962
Article PDF–118K

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations
Vincenzo Tarzia, Matteo Ponzoni, Tea Lena, Gino Gerosa
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 176–178. Published online 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-0178
PMCID:
PMC10998970
Article PDF–114K
How I do it: simplified Cox-Maze IV via right mini-thoracotomy
Fabrizio Rosati, Francesco Rattenni, Francesca Boldini, Lorenzo Di Bacco, Paola Redaelli, Stefano Benussi
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 179–181. Published online 2024 Mar 12. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-afm-0187
PMCID:
PMC10998968
Article PDF–111K
Surgical implant of Medtronic Penditure left atrial appendage exclusion clip during off-pump bilateral internal thoracic artery coronary artery bypass grafting
Gianluca Torregrossa, Massimo Baudo, Amanda Yakobitis, Courtney Murray, Arie Pieter Kappetein
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 182–183. Published online 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.21037/acs-2024-afm-23
PMCID:
PMC10998965
Article PDF–122K
Isolator Synergy EnCompass clamp: surgical notes
Gianluca Torregrossa, Massimo Baudo, Amanda M. Yakobitis, Courtney E. Murray, Armin Kiankhooy
Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 29; 13(2): 184–186. Published online 2024 Mar 20. doi: 10.21037/acs-2024-afm-22
PMCID:
PMC10998969
Article PDF–106K
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