Epicardial and endocardial electrophysiological guided thoracoscopic surgery for atrial fibrillation: A multidisciplinary approach of atrial fibrillation ablation in challenging patients Sébastien P.J. Krul, Laurent Pison, Mark La Meir, Antoine H.G. Driessen, Arthur A.M. Wilde, Jos G. Maessen, Bas A.J.M. De Mol, Harry J.G.M. Crijns, Joris R. de Groot International Journal of Cardiology Volume 173, Issue 2, Pages 229-235 (May 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.043 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Freedom of AF in subgroups. Kaplan–Meier curve representing the percentage estimates of patients with freedom of AF up to one year after surgery. Panel A: freedom of AF curves for two participating centres (log-rank test p=0.45). Panel B: freedom of AF curves according to different types of AF (log-rank test p=0.70). Panel C: freedom of AF curves in left atrial diameter more or less than 45mm (log-rank test p=0.79). Panel D: freedom of AF curves stratified according to a history of previous catheter ablation (log-rank test p=0.69). AF; atrial fibrillation, EP; electrophysiological, LA; left atrium, PVI; pulmonary vein isolation. International Journal of Cardiology 2014 173, 229-235DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.043) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions