Setting the records straight: surgical ablation misinterpreted and misrepresented in prophylactic studies

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Editorial

Ovidio A García-Villarreal. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 5;40(3):ivaf055.

doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaf055.

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Keywords: Cox-maze procedure; atrial fibrillation; pulmonary vein isolation; surgical ablation.

Comment on

Prophylactic ablation during cardiac surgery in patients without atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Visanji M, Belley-Côté EP, Pandey A, Amit Y, McClure GR, Young J, Um KJ, Oraii A, Healey JS, Whitlock RP, McIntyre WF. Visanji M, et al. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2024 Dec 3;39(6):ivae195. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivae195. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2024. PMID: 39589863 Free PMC article.

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