title: A multidisciplinary approach to the minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Sotiris C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stamou
authors.forename: Kamal R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Khabbaz
authors.forename: Feroze
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zimetbaum
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hagberg
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005725:Ganglia, Autonomic / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional