title: Surgical atrial fibrillation ablation and follow-up strategies: minimally invasive or maximally effective?
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany thorsten.hanke@uksh.de thorstenhanke@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hanke
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Efstratios I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Charitos
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006329:Heart Conduction System; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Catheter ablation; Follow-up strategy; Surgical ablation