The Lead Episode 31: A Discussion of Efficacy and Safety of Hybrid Epicardial and Endocardial Ablation versus Endocardial Ablation in Patients with Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomised, Controlled Trial

Discussion Topic: Efficacy and Safety of Hybrid Epicardial and Endocardial Ablation versus Endocardial Ablation in Patients with Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomised, Controlled Trial

William H. Sauer, MD, FHRS, CCDS, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital is joined by guests Thomas Tadros, MD, and Ashraf Sabe, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to discuss efficacy and safety of hybrid epicardial and endocardial ablation versus endocardial ablation in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. In this randomized trial, hybrid surgical and catheter ablation was more effective than catheter ablation alone in persistent atrial fibrillation without significant procedural risk increase.

Host: William H. Sauer, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Guests: Ashraf Sabe, MD, and Thomas Tadros, MD, MPH

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