Inside EP: Insights From Clinical Decision-Makers for the Industry Professional-Surgical Approaches to Atrial Fibrillation

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The speaker discusses the topic of surgical ablation for patients with atrial fibrillation. They present a case of a 72-year-old man who underwent a minithoracotomy mitral valve repair with an aneuplasty ring, a Cox-3 maze procedure with cryoablation, left atrial appendage closure, and closure of a PFO. The patient developed atrial flutter and was put on anticoagulation. They returned to the ER after a fall, and it is unclear whether they had syncope or fell. The speaker discusses treatment options and the importance of considering surgical ablation for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing other cardiac surgeries. They also explain the different surgical procedures available for ablation. The speaker concludes by discussing the management of the presented case and proposing further steps for evaluation and treatment.

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Bradley P. Knight, MD. Northwestern University, Fineberg School of Medicine, IL

Keywords

surgical ablation

atrial fibrillation

minithoracotomy mitral valve repair

Cox-3 maze procedure

cryoablation