Response to letter regarding article, "atrial fibrosis and conduction slowing in the left atrial appendage of patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgical pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation".
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sébastien P J
SP
Krul
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Wouter R
WR
Berger
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Nicoline W
NW
Smit
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Shirley C M
SC
van Amersfoorth
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Antoine H G
AH
Driessen
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Wim Jan
WJ
van Boven
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jan W T
JW
Fiolet
Department of Anatomy, Embryology and Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Antoni C G
AC
van Ginneken
Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Allard C
AC
van der Wal
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jacques M T
JM
de Bakker
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and L'Institut de RYthmoglogie et de Modélisation Cardiacque (LIRYC), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Ruben
R
Coronel
Department of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Joris R
JR
de Groot
D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy