title: Catheter ablation of longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation: Let sleeping dogs lie.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: rjrgw059@ybb.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sairaku
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kihara
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Adjunctive ablation strategies; Catheter ablation; Longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation