Electrophysiology - Ablation

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Ancona Live Virtual Course: Combined Aortic and Mitral Valves

July 22, 2026 | Thorsten Hanke…

In this session, cardiothoracic surgery experts gathered to discuss AFib ablation, AF surgery strategies, and the importance of ERAS protocols. These presentations were recorded during the Ancona Minimally Invasive and Trans-Catheter Cardiac Surgery Course on...

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Concomitant Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

May 2, 2024 | Jo Chikwe

In a national analysis of 19,524 patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation undergoing isolated coronary bypass grafting surgery (11,508 patients [58.9 percent]), left atrial appendage closure (4541 patients [23.3 percent]), or...

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Totally Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Maze Procedure

May 1, 2024 | Manoras Chengalath…

The Cox-Maze procedure is an effective and successful method of surgical ablation. However, for lone atrial fibrillation cases, invasive sternotomy is not feasible. Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation can benefit...

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Hybrid Management of Atrial Fibrillation: An Interview With Patrick Myers

March 1, 2024 | Patrick MyersBronze Contributor…

At the 2024 STS Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor in Chief Joel Dunning and CTSNet senior editors set out to interview the most knowledgeable CT surgeons from around the world. Stay...

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Chronic Kidney Disease: a Nerve-Racking Situation for the Heart

February 28, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An interesting brief editorial on an experiment revisiting renal denervation as a panacea to cardiovascular disease

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Cryoablation or Drug Therapy for Initial Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

January 30, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A Canadian multi-centre RCT of immediate baloon-cryoablation of the pulmonary veins: the intervention was compared to the relevant standard of pharmacological care. The target population was treatment-naive sufferers of de...

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Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

October 1, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Death from cardiovascular causes, stroke, or hospitalization with worsening of heart failure or acute coronary syndrome was reduced (P=0.005) by early pharmacogical or inteventional ablation for fast response-atrial fibrillation in...

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Identification of Functional Variant Enhancers Associated With Atrial Fibrillation

April 9, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Another refreshing change of pace with an interesting pre-translational contibution to the genetics of atrial dysrhythmias.

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Integrative Omics Approach to Identifying Genes Associated With Atrial Fibrillation

December 9, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Given the escalating importance of atrial fibrillation for surgeons, this genomics article may be of considerable interest in future.

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Single Radiation Blast Slashes Ventricular Tachycardia Episodes

September 22, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Investigators reported, in abstract form, promising results of a single dose of radiotherapy, delivered with electorphysiologic guidance, for managing ventricular tachycardia. Seventy-eight percent of patients had a clinically important reduction...

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Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation Before Cardiac Surgery and Factors Associated With Concomitant Ablation

July 11, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An important update on the evolving landscape of surgery for atrial fibrillation.

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Paradigm Shift for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure

February 2, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An editorial from an influential source discussing the recent robust results of the CASTLE-AF RCT trial. It is likely that interventions for atrial fibrillation will be boosted by these results,...

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In Global News: Transplant Athletes, Heart Education Toys for Kids, and Stem Cells on Implants

August 11, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care A heart team at Kingston Health Sciences Centre in Ontario performs the first hybrid cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation in Canada. A five-year-old boy from Newcastle, South Africa,...

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