Hybrid ablation is an emerging treatment for patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. It is a dual approach, in which an electrophysiologist ablates from inside the heart and the cardiac surgeon ablates on the outside the heart. Dr. James Edgerton, a cardiac surgeon at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano in Texas, who spoke at the Boston AF Symposium, says: “Hybrid ablation is better than either afib surgery or catheter ablation alone in terms of effectiveness, and it also should reduce complications.”
Hybrid ablation is an emerging treatment for patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. It is a dual approach, in which an electrophysiologist ablates from inside the heart and the cardiac surgeon ablates on the outside the heart. Dr. James Edgerton, a cardiac surgeon at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano in Texas, who spoke at the Boston AF Symposium, says: “Hybrid ablation is better than either afib surgery or catheter ablation alone in terms of effectiveness, and it also should reduce complications.”
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