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The German Cardiosurgery Atrial Fibrillation Registry: 1-Year Follow-Up Outcomes

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Submitted by

Jessica Bogensberger

Source

Source Name: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Source URL: https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0042-1750311

Author(s)

Mahmoud Wehbe, Marc Albert, Thorsten Lewalter, Taoufik Ouarrak, Jochen Senges, Thorsten Hanke, Nicolas Doll

Monitoring and reevaluating the current standard of practice for atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment remains a high priority for cardiac surgeons. This study aimed to determine the one-year outcomes of patients who underwent minimally invasive ablative procedures for AF using a registry that aids in this standard of monitoring. Researchers concluded that surgical ablation for AF is safe and provides significant improvement in short term follow-up.