Why the study?
Does minimally invasive surgical PVI improve freedom from atrial arrhythmias compared to transcatheter PVI in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation?
Does minimally invasive surgical PVI improve freedom from atrial arrhythmias compared to transcatheter PVI in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation?
Surgical PVI is more effective than transcatheter PVI for preventing atrial arrhythmia recurrence in symptomatic AF patients, but is associated with a significantly higher complication rate.
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Surgical PVI was associated with higher arrhythmia freedom; leaves open net benefit versus complications in randomized trials.
Maat et al. (2013) studied this question.
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