2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

Calkins, H.; Kuck, Karl Heinz; Cappato, Riccardo; Brugada, Josép; Camm, A. John; Chen, S.-A.; Crijns, H.J.G.M.; Damiano, R. J.; Davies, D. Wyn; Dimarco, John; Edgerton, J.; Ellenbogen, Kenneth A.; Ezekowitz, Michael; Haines, David E.; Haïssaguerre, Michel; Hindricks, G.; Iesaka, Yoshito; Jackman, Warren M.; Jalife, José; Jaı̈s, Pierre; Kalman, Jonathan M.; Keane, David; Kim, Y.-H.; Kirchhof, Paulus; Klein, George J.; Kottkamp, Hans; Kumagai, Koji; Lindsay, Bruce D.; Mansour, Moussa; Marchlinski, Francis E.; McCarthy, Patrick M.; Mont, Lluı́s; Morady, F; Nademanee, Koonlawee; Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Natale, Andrea; Nattel, Stanley; Packer, Douglas L.; Pappone, Carlo; Prystowsky, Eric N.; Raviele, Antonio; Reddy, Vivek Y.; Ruskin, Jeremy N.; Shemin, Richard J.; Tsao, H.-M.; Wilber, David J.; MEMBERS:, TASK FORCE; Chairs:; Calkins, H.; Kuck, K. H.; Cappato, Riccardo; Ablation--, Section Chairs: Atrial Fibrillation: Definitions, Mechanisms, and Rationale for; Chen, S.-A.; Prystowsky, Eric N.; Kuck, K. H.; Natale, Andrea; Haines, David E.; Marchlinski, Francis E.; Calkins, Hugh; Davies, D. Wyn; Lindsay, Bruce D.; Damiano, R.; Packer, Douglas L.; Brugada, Josép; Camm, A. John; Crijns, H.J.G.M.; Dimarco, John; Edgerton, J.; Ellenbogen, K.; Ezekowitz, Michael; Haissaguerre, M.; Hindricks, G.; Iesaka, Yoshito; Jackman, Warren M.; Jaı̈s, Pierre; Jalife, J.; Kalman, Jonathan M.; Keane, D.; Kim, Y.-H.; Kirchhof, Paulus; Klein, George J.; Kottkamp, Hans; Kumagai, Koji; Mansour, Moussa; Marchlinski, Francis E.; McCarthy, Patrick M.; Mont, Lluı́s; Morady, F; Nademanee, K.; Nakagawa, Hiroshi; Nattel, Stanley; Pappone, Carlo; Raviele, Antonio; Reddy, Vivek Y.; Ruskin, Jeremy N.; Shemin, Richard J.; Tsao, H.-M.; Wilber, David J.; reviewers:, Document; Ad, Niv; Cummings, Jennifer E.; Gillinov, A. Marc; Heidbüchel, Hein; January, Craig T.; Lip, Gregory Y.H.; Markowitz, Steven M.; Nair, M; Ovsyshcher, I. Eli; Pak, Hui‐Nam; Tsuchiya, Takeshi; Shah, Dipen; Siong, Teo Wee; Vardas, Panos

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2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design: A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

HCH. CalkinsKHKarl Heinz Kuck RCRiccardo Cappato JBJosép Brugada AJA. John Camm

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During the past decade, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved rapidly from an investigational procedure to its current status as a commonly performed ablation procedure in many major hospitals throughout the world. Surgical ablation of AF, using either standard or minimally invasive techniques, is also performed in many major hospitals throughout the world. In 2007, an initial Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical AF Ablation was developed as a joint effort of the Heart Rhythm Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society.1 The 2007 document was also developed in collaboration with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American…

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