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Regional diversity in healthcare and insurance systems across the Asia-Pacific region can affect indications and outcomes for AF surgery, prompting the need to describe evidence and recommendations for surgical treatments.
The APHRS expert consensus statement recommends concomitant surgical AF ablation, particularly the biatrial maze procedure, during cardiac surgery to safely restore sinus rhythm and improve long-term clinical outcomes.
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Endorses concomitant AF ablation in open left atrial surgery; reinforces APHRS consensus for routine consideration.
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