Thoracoscopic surgical ablation (SA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) has shown to be an effective treatment to restore sinus rhythm in patients with advanced AF.
Sarah W. E. Baalman +8 more
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Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation [PDF]
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently performed in many major hospitals throughout the world. This paper reviews the development of surgical procedures for AF ablation.
Zhang, Yufeng, Zhu, Li
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Surgical ablation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery: impact of lesion set and surgical techniques on long-term success [PDF]
To assess the results and impact of lesion set and surgical technique on long-term success of surgical ablation during mitral surgery. The patient population consisted of 685 subjects with persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF ...
Vizzardi, Enrico +20 more
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Chemical Ablation for Treating Anal Fistulas without Surgical Intervention: Long-Term Results
Purposes. This study aimed to evaluate long-term outcomes after the application of a corrosive chemical agent for ablation of epithelial tissue as a non-surgical treatment of anal fistulas. Methods.
TÜNEY, DAVUT +3 more
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Background and Objectives: In patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing CABG or aortic valve surgery, many surgeons are not willing to open the left atrium to perform a complete left-sided Cox-Maze lesion set. Pulmonary vein isolation (
Yalin Yildirim +5 more
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Is a hybrid procedure the gold standard in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation? [PDF]
Endocardial radiofrequency catheter ablation is considered to be a useful procedure for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. However, catheter ablation has difficulties in achieving successful results in patients with persistent or long-standing persistent ...
Dong Seop Jeong +2 more
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Characterizing Recurrence Following Hybrid Ablation in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Purpose: It is It is widely accepted that atrial fibrillation (AF) accounts for half of arrhythmia recurrences following endocardial catheter ablation of AF.
David C. Kress +4 more
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Clinical outcomes from a randomised comparison of Microwave Endometrial Ablation with Thermal Balloon endometrial ablation for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding [PDF]
The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.comPeer ...
Campbell, MK +7 more
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Surgical and hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation procedures
The purpose of this EP Wire is to survey clinical practice in this rapidly evolving field as the variety of surgical techniques and the heterogeneity of treated patients make the comparison of results and outcomes challenging.
Marinskis, Germanas +6 more
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What defines 'cure' after liver resection for colorectal metastases? Results after 10 years of follow-up [PDF]
Background: During the last two decades, resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) in selected patients has become the standard of care, with 5-year survival rates of 25-58%.
Parks, Rowan W.; id_orcid +8 more
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