title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. smedirn@ccf.org
authors.forename: Nicholas G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Smedira
authors.forename: A Marc
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gillinov
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013997:Time Factors