The fate of patients after failed epicardial ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Giuseppe NassoRoberto LorussoArash MotekallemiAngelo M Dell'AquilaNicola Di BariIgnazio CondelloMarco MoscarelliSaverio IacopinoGiuseppe F SerrainoPasquale MastrorobertoGiuseppe SantarpinoGiuseppe SpezialePublished in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2021)
Surgical AF ablation through a right minithoracotomy is safe, but a better outcome could be achieved using a hybrid approach. Patients after initial failed surgical AF ablation show worsening of cardiac function, clinical status and quality of life at follow-up compared to patients with successful AF ablation.