Previous series showed the outcomes of thoracoscopic ablation of stand-alone symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) for up to 7 years of follow-up. The goal of this study was to assess the long-term durability of surgical pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) beyond 7 years.
Long-term results of thoracoscopic ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: is the glass half full or half empty? / Belluschi, Igor; Lapenna, Elisabetta; Carino, Davide; Trumello, Cinzia; Cireddu, Manuela; Ruggeri, Stefania; Schiavi, Davide; Monaco, Fabrizio; Pozzoli, Alberto; Agricola, Eustachio; Alfieri, Ottavio; De Bonis, Michele; Benussi, Stefano. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-7940. - (2021). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1093/ejcts/ezab138]
Long-term results of thoracoscopic ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: is the glass half full or half empty?
Belluschi, Igor;Agricola, Eustachio;Alfieri, Ottavio;De Bonis, Michele;
2021-01-01
Abstract
Previous series showed the outcomes of thoracoscopic ablation of stand-alone symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) for up to 7 years of follow-up. The goal of this study was to assess the long-term durability of surgical pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) beyond 7 years.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
