Tianjin Med J ›› 2018, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 497-498.doi: 10.11958/20180621

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Interpretation of atrial fibrillation guidelines for cardiac surgery in 2017

JIANG Nan   

  1. Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Tianjin 300222, China
  • Received:2018-04-18 Revised:2018-04-26 Published:2018-05-15 Online:2018-05-15

Abstract: Abstract:In 2017, the American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the European Heart Rhythm Society (EHRA), and the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and other institutions published their own guidelines for atrial fibrillation, involving atrial fibrillation screening, drug therapy, stroke prevention, catheter ablation, surgical ablation and surgical treatment. Now, we interpret the relevant parts of the guidelines for cardiovascular surgery.

Key words: thoracic surgery, atrial fibrillation, GUIDEBOOKS△, catheter ablation, anticoagulants