Case challenge · Surgical approach decision / Cardiac surgery / Cardiology · teaching

Atrial Fibrillation · Medical vs Catheter Ablation vs Surgical Maze · case challenge

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Case #1Surgical approach decision / Cardiac surgery / Cardiology

📋 Case data

Symptoms/type + medical response + concomitant cardiac surgeryCatheter ablation failure/recurrence, very symptomatic

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Step 1 / 1 · Symptoms/type + medical response + concomitant cardiac surgery

Symptoms/type? AAD response? Concomitant other cardiac surgery?

💡 Assess anticoagulation for all patients by CHA2DS2-VASc.

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