October 2024

CARDIOVASCULAR

WHAT CARDIOLOGISTS AND INTERNISTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SURGERY FOR AFIB

Featuring: Patrick M. McCarthy, MD​

Episode Summary

Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, discusses the importance of considering new approaches for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery. He highlights the guidelines for concomitant ablation for AFib during mitral valve and coronary bypass procedures, and he presents evidence showing improved outcomes with LAA closure and ablation techniques, including lowered stroke risk and better survival rates.
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, ​Executive Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Heller-Sacks Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Professor, Surgery (Cardiac Surgery), Professor, McCormick School of Engineering

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