Atrial Fibrillation Correction Surgery: Lessons From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database James S. Gammie, MD, Michel Haddad, MD, Sarah Milford-Beland, MS, Karl F. Welke, MD, T. Bruce Ferguson, MD, Sean M. O’Brien, PhD, Bartley P. Griffith, MD, Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 3, Pages 909-914 (March 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.097 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Prevalence of surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) correction procedures among patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery. p < 0.0001, test for trend. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 909-914DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.097) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Energy sources used for surgical atrial fibrillation correction. (RF = radio frequency.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 909-914DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.097) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions