title: Minimally invasive surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) can now be successfully performed utilizing minimally invasive techniques, as surgeon experience with these approaches has increased, and technologic advances in minimally invasive instrumentation have been made. Surgical management of atrial fibrillation, as well as our minimally invasive approach, will be discussed in depth.
authors.affiliation: Capital University, Beijing, China. randallwolf@dataquesthealthcare.com
authors.forename: Randall K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods