title: Why do most patients with atrial fibrillation referred for other cardiac surgery not receive concomitant ablation? A plea for a more aggressive surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Mo. Electronic address: daminor@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Ralph J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Damiano
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male