title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0022, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nitta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004869:Equipment Safety