title: Surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation by mid-sternotomy Maze procedure under standard cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: The aim of article is to give a brief description to the surgical strategies for patients with lone atrial fibrillation without associated cardiac operations, and present the possible indications of on-pump Maze procedures through a mid-sternotomy approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Afiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical College, Taian, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. s.m.yuan@v.gg
authors.forename: Shi-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sternik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*