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A patient-centric approach for AF treatment

The AtriCure Symposium ‘A patient-centric approach for AF treatment’ at EACTS 2022 featured global experts discussing the latest innovations in...

Act Against AF

There has never been a more important time to treat AF concomitantly than now.

The Importance of Normal Sinus Rhythm

In this presentation, authors Armin Kiankhooy, MD and Isaac George, MD discussed the Importance of Normal Sinus Rhythm at the...

Hybrid AF Convergent Therapy: for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Explore helpful tools including product brochures, procedural guides, and a variety of other resources related to treating AF with the...

Conversations around persistent AF hybrid therapies: 1 topic, 2 continents, 3 voices

Watch the video recording from EHRA 2021 with Drs. John Camm, Hugh Calkins, Claudio Tondo 'Conversations around persistent AF hybrid...

Hybrid AF Convergent Ablation: Live in a Box Case

Watch Pr. Thorsten Hanke, MD perform Live in a Box Case: Hybrid AF Convergent Ablation.

Available CME Programs

CME credited education programs for the Convergent hybrid procedure

Aortic Valve Left Atrial Ablation

Animation of an Aortic Valve Left Atrial Ablation

The ABLATE Trial: Safety and Efficacy of Cox Maze-IV Using a Bipolar Radio frequency Ablation System

Clinical article

Oral anticoagulation may not be necessary for patients discharged in sinus rhythm after the Cox Maze IV procedure

Clinical article

Performance of the Cox-maze IV procedure is associated with improved long-term survival in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery

Clinical article

Hybrid Ablation In Atrial Fibrillation

Lucas Boersma discusses hybrid ablation in the management of Atrial Fibrillation.

Totally thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic safety analysis

Clinical article

Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Appendage Clipping: A Multicenter Cohort Analysis

Clinical article

Left Atrial Cox Maze IV Pattern without Atriotomy

A Procedural Video of a Left Atrial Cox Maze IV Pattern without Atriotomy

LAA management with AtriClip Pro2

A procedural video that shows the effectiveness of AtriClip Pro2 placement after LAA management

Minimal Invasive LVAD-Implantation and Left Atrial Appendage Management with AtriClip Pro2

A procedural video of a Minimal Invasive LVAD-Implantation and Left Atrial Appendage Management with AtriClip Pro2

EJCTS volume 53, supplement: Modern Perspective on the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Clinical articles

Concomitant Surgical Ablation with CABG

This article describes concomitant surgical ablation with CABG

Surgical management of the left atrial appendage: a must or a myth?

Clinical Article

Epicardial Ablation with the EPi-Sense Coagulation Device

an animated video of Epicardial Ablation with the EPi-Sense Coagulation Device

Convergent Approach Subxiphoid Animation

This animation shows the subxiphoid access into the posterior pericardium during initiation of the convergent approach

Totally thoracoscopic LAA occlusion concomitant to endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery bypass grafting (EACAB)

Procedural video of a totally thoracoscopic LAA occlusion

Modern Cryoablation, understanding fundamentals

Modern cryoablation explained by John M. Baust, PH.D

Convergent Patient Brochure

An educational booklet about the hybrid ablation approach

Aortic Valve Left Atrial Ablation Animation

This animation explains how to perform a Left Atrial Maze lesion set without performing an atriotomy for patients undergoing AVR...

DEEP Procedure Patient Education Animation

An animated patient education video on the DEEP procedure.

Available in English and German

Totally thoracoscopic LAA occlusion in concomitant endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

A procedural video of thoracoscopic LAA occlusion with AtriClip Pro2 that describes how to measure and deploy the AtriClip Pro2...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Clinical article

The state of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral valve disease

Clinical article

Long-term outcome of combined valve repair and maze procedure for nonrheumatic mitral regurgitation

Clinical article

Effect of Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Mitral Valve Disease

Clinical article

Midterm survival in patients treated for atrial fibrillation: A propensity-matched comparison to patients without a history of atrial fibrillation

Clinical article

A Comparison of Outcome in Patients With Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Patients in Sinus Rhythm

Clinical article

What is AF and How Can it be Treated?

An education booklet on what AF means for a patient

Available in English, German & Dutch

AFib: Energy Source Options and Optimal Ablation Patterns

Manuel Castellà discusses different strategies and reviews a variety of energy sources and ablation patterns

How Can Surgeons Deal With Lone Atrial Fibrillation?

A video about the practicalities of setting up a surgical program for lone atrial fibrillation

Maze IV Animation

An animated video of a full Maze IV lesion set with bipolar RF and cryo energy

Dr. Gerdisch Concomitant Maze IV Procedure with Dr. Cox Narration

A video showing a concomitant Maze IV procedure using Bipolar RF and Cryo energy - LAA occlusion with AtriClip

Maze IV Lesion Set Pocket Guide

A pocket guide of the rational lesion set for bi-atrial ablation with RF and Cryo energy source

Totally Thoracoscopic Left Atrial Maze (TT-Maze)

A procedure video of a minimally invasive surgical procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Tips and tricks for minimally invasive access for Atrial Fibrillation patients

This short video presented by Dr Van Putte describes a total thorascopic approach for symptomatic AF patients

Class I Recommendations for the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

This pocket guide reviews the HRS and STS guidelines (Class I)