Mitral valve surgery with epicardial cryoablation efficaciously treats AF
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) often persists after mitral valve surgery (MVS); surgeons are trying to improve success rates by modifying the surgical procedure. Cox–Maze III surgery performed at the same time as MVS might be more effective than MVS alone but involves complex incisions. Although epicardial cryoablative surgery seems promising, no randomized trials have yet compared MVS with MVS plus cryoablation.
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