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A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

^a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
^b Department of Anesthesia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
^c Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Accepted for publication April 21, 2009.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Hagberg, 110 Francis St, Suite 2A, Boston, MA 02215 (Email: rhagberg{at}bidmc.harvard.edu).

Bilateral pulmonary vein isolation along with amputation of the left atrial appendage has become a well-recognized technique for the management of atrial fibrillation. We describe our multidisciplinary approach to minimally invasive bilateral pulmonary vein isolation, left atrial appendage resection, and ablation of autonomic ganglia.