title: [Atrial fibrillation].
abstract: Atrial fibrillation was frequent and troublesome arrhythmia, which caused cerebral embolism and heart failure. Recent advances of therapeutic research for atrial fibrillation make the radical therapy possible by catheter ablation and surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Taijiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sueda
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans