title: Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation--when, why, and how?
authors: From the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors: Hartzell V
authors: HV
authors: Schaff
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*