Abstract
Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia which may cause symptoms that significantly
impact quality of life and is associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure,
and sudden death. Over the past three decades many surgical techniques as well as
catheter-bases procedures have been developed to treat atrial fibrillation. In this
review we describe the indications, treatments, outcomes, surgical techniques, and
technical advances reported in the literature.
Keywords
cardiac surgery - radiofrequency ablation - stroke - anticoagulation - prevention
- postoperative bleeding - risk factors
