TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation A1 - Henn, Matthew C. A1 - Melby, Spencer J. A1 - Damiano, Jr., Ralph J. A2 - Cohn, Lawrence H. A2 - Adams, David H. PY - 2017 T2 - Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e AB - Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common arrhythmia in the world.1 It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality secondary to its detrimental sequelae: (1) palpitations resulting in patient discomfort and anxiety; (2) loss of atrioventricular (AV) synchrony, which can compromise cardiac hemodynamics, resulting in various degrees of ventricular dysfunction; (3) stasis of blood flow in the left atrium, increasing the risk of thromboembolism and stroke.2-11 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144167214 ER -