1. Minimally Invasive Fibrillating Heart Surgery: A Safe and Effective Approach for Mitral Valve and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation 
Paul S. Massimiano, MD, Bobby Yanagawa, MD, PhD, Linda Henry, PhD, Sari D. Holmes, PhD, Graciela Pritchard, BS, Niv Ad, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 96, Issue 2, Pages (August 2013)
DOI: /j.athoracsur
Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2. Fig 1
Minimally invasive (MI) mitral valve (MV) and surgical ablation population between January 2007 and August (MVS = minimally invasive surgery.)
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur )
Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3. Fig 2
Trends of minimally invasive mitral valve (MV) repair techniques at our institution between 2001 and August Dashed line bar in 2012 represents the 17 MV repair patients since this series was completed in August 2012.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur )
Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4. Fig 3
Overall survival for 292 patients undergoing minimally invasive fibrillating heart operations between 2007 and August (MV = mitral valve; SA = surgical ablation.)
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur )
Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions