2021 Electrophysiology Literature in Review: A Surgeon's Perspective

Andy C Kiser^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² St. Clair Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Andy C Kiser. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2022.

. 2022 Jan 15;13(1):4821-4824.

doi: 10.19102/icrm.2022.130106. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Andy C Kiser^{1

2}

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
² St. Clair Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; bi-atrial maze; hybrid ablation; left atrial appendage occlusion.

Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Kiser is a consultant with Atricure.

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