Long-term Outcome Following Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation at University Hospital Basel: A Retrospective Study

Surgical ablation in combination with other cardiac procedures through a median sternotomy or thoracotomy. Main procedures were valve surgery (i.e. repair, replacement) and/or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Surgical ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation were divided into three different groups according to Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) expert consensus 2017: (1) Pulmonary vein isolation alone; (2) Pulmonary vein isolation combined with left atrial lesion sets; (3) and biatrial procedure.