title: Where does atrial fibrillation surgery fail? Implications for increasing effectiveness of ablation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 201 East Huron St, Suite 11-140, Chicago, IL 60611-2908, USA. pmccart@nmh.org
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.forename: Shanaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shalli
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ilkhanoff
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Goldberger
authors.forename: Alan H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kadish
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy