title: Systematic review protocol: surgical ablation versus catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia;
authors.forename: Rowan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.affiliation: The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; ; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.affiliation: University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Wei Yen
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Min Yin
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: The Collaborative Research (CORE) Group, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; ; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;
authors.forename: Tristan D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Yan