A multidisciplinary approach to the minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Sotiris C Stamou; Kamal R Khabbaz; Feroze Mahmood; Peter Zimetbaum; Robert C Hagberg

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.085

A multidisciplinary approach to the minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;89(2):648-50. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.085.

Authors

Sotiris C Stamou¹, Kamal R Khabbaz, Feroze Mahmood, Peter Zimetbaum, Robert C Hagberg

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 20103375
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.085

Abstract

Bilateral pulmonary vein isolation along with amputation of the left atrial appendage has become a well-recognized technique for the management of atrial fibrillation. We describe our multidisciplinary approach to minimally invasive bilateral pulmonary vein isolation, left atrial appendage resection, and ablation of autonomic ganglia.

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / surgery
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Electrocardiography
Ganglia, Autonomic / surgery
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Patient Care Team*
Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Surgical Staplers
Ultrasonography, Interventional