TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanisms of human atrial fibrillation
T2 - Lessons learned from 20 years of atrial fibrillation surgery
AU - Schuessler, Richard B.
AU - Damiano, Ralph J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by: NIH R01 032257-21 R.B.Schuessler(*) . R. J. Damiano Jr. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Box 8234–3308 CSRB, 660 South Euclid, St Louis, MO 63110, USA e-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - The Cox-Maze procedure was introduced 20 years ago and has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Data recorded during surgery and catheter ablations have provided new insights into the mechanisms of human atrial fibrillation. These data, plus the results of surgical and catheter ablation, suggest a patient-specific approach to the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
AB - The Cox-Maze procedure was introduced 20 years ago and has become the gold standard for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Data recorded during surgery and catheter ablations have provided new insights into the mechanisms of human atrial fibrillation. These data, plus the results of surgical and catheter ablation, suggest a patient-specific approach to the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
KW - Electrocardiographic imaging
KW - Human atrial fibrillation
KW - Mechanism
KW - Surgery
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=39949084877&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10840-007-9175-0
DO - 10.1007/s10840-007-9175-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18205032
AN - SCOPUS:39949084877
SN - 1383-875X
VL - 20
SP - 59
EP - 64
JO - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
JF - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
IS - 3
ER -