Staged hybrid procedure versus radiofrequency catheter ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.

The treatment effect of the hybrid procedure, consisting of a thoracoscopic ablation followed by an endocardial radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA), is unclear. A total of 117 ablation-naïve patients who underwent either the staged hybrid procedure (n = 72) or RFCA alone (n = 105) for drug-refra...

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Main Authors: Jin Kyung Hwang, Dong Seop Jeong, Hye Bin Gwag, Kyoung-Min Park, Joonghyun Ahn, Keumhee Carriere, Seung-Jung Park, June Soo Kim, Young Keun On
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6177159?pdf=render