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July 2026
1. TRETTER JT, Dakik L, El-Assaad I, Ahmad M, et al
   Using preoperative cardiac computed tomographic conduction axis prediction to avoid damage in congenital left ventricular outflow tract and aortic valve surgery.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;172:176-184.
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   June 2026
2. JAHANGIRI M
   Commentary: Does early postoperative atrial fibrillation cost 6 months of life expectancy?
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jun 15:S0022-5223(26)01076.
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   May 2026
3. JACQUEMYN X, Hasan I, Ogami T, Chu D, et al
   Long-Term Outcomes of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: Results from 19,000 Patients.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 18:S0022-5223(26)00988.
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4. DAMIANO RJ, Philpott JM, Moront MG, Murphy ET, et al
   A Prospective, Multicenter Trial of Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoablation to Treat Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 May 4:S0022-5223(26)00894.
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   January 2026
5. PARK TH, Kim K, Kang SR, Ku MJ, et al
   Impacts of Atrial Fibrillation and Surgical Ablation on Rheumatic and Degenerative Mitral Surgeries.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jan 16:S0022-5223(26)00018.
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   December 2025
6. PIEKARSKA M, Gaddam M, Malinowski M, Goodyke A, et al
   Tricuspid annular remodeling in tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy with functional tricuspid regurgitation.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Dec 12:S0022-5223(25)01054.
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   November 2025
7. WEININGER G, Aparicio-Valenzuela J, Yau T, Vu A, et al
   Long-Term Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Nov 26:S0022-5223(25)01037.
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   October 2025
8. AD N, Romano MA, Bolling S, Zhou Z, et al
   The ICE-AFIB Trial: A multicenter prospective investigational device exemption (IDE) trial using cryosurgical ablation for atrial fibrillation during concomitant cardiac surgery.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Oct 23:S0022-5223(25)00898.
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   September 2025
9. PAPARELLA D, Belley-Cote EP, Di Mauro M, Squiccimarro E, et al
   Oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart valve prosthesis: a substudy from the LAAOS III Trial.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 8:S0022-5223(25)00763.
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   August 2025
10. SHAREW B, Chikwe J, Sallam A, Razavi AA, et al
    Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients Undergoing Degenerative Mitral Repair: Prevalence and Impact on Survival.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 21:S0022-5223(25)00671.
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    Commentator Discussion: Mortality and stroke after routine left atrial appendage occlusion in patients undergoing isolated mitral repair without atrial fibrillation in the United States.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 9:S0022-5223(25)00332.
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    July 2025
12. NOONA SWW, Young SD, Weber MP, El Moheb M, et al
    Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation during coronary artery bypass grafting: A propensity score-matched analysis.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:207-215.
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    June 2025
13. CHENG X, Geske JB, Zhou W, Zhu Y, et al
    Impact of post-operative left bundle branch block on left ventricular remodeling following transapical beating-heart septal myectomy.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 25:S0022-5223(25)00542.
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14. MAHAMOUD OA, Sun Y, Qian Y
    The impact of surgical left atrial appendage closure on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 5:S0022-5223(25)00391.
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    May 2025
15. YI JJ, Yates TA, McGilvray M, Vinyard C, et al
    The Long-term Outcomes of Concomitant Cox-Maze IV Procedure in Patients with Mitral Valve Disease and Atrial Fibrillation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May 16:S0022-5223(25)00390.
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    April 2025
16. GIKANDI A, Davee J, O'Leary ET, DeWitt ES, et al
    Ventricular septation for double inlet ventricle: Avoiding conduction injury.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1055-1065.
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    March 2025
17. TAM DY, Sallam A, Chen Q, Gill G, et al
    Mortality and Stroke after Routine Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients Undergoing Isolated Mitral Repair without Atrial Fibrillation in the United States.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 14:S0022-5223(25)00204.
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    February 2025
18. YI JJ, McGilvray M, Yates TA, Procasky S, et al
    Left Atrial and Ventricular Remodeling in Chronic Mitral Regurgitation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Feb 19:S0022-5223(25)00124.
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    January 2025
19. NISIVACO S, Lysyy T, Kruse J, Cox JL, et al
    Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jan 22:S0022-5223(25)00037.
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    November 2024
20. 
    Commentator Discussion: Durability of annuloplasty in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation associated with atrial fibrillation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Nov 8:S0022-5223(24)00920.
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    October 2024
21. PYO WK, Kim JB, Cho YH, Je HG, et al
    The long-term impact of lesion set in the surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: multi-center propensity-score weighted study.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct 29:S0022-5223(24)00988.
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    August 2024
22. BAKIR NH, Bernabei A, Burns DJP, Blackstone EH, et al
    Durability of Annuloplasty in Patients with Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation Associated with Atrial Fibrillation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 26:S0022-5223(24)00763.
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23. ZHANG W, Gauvreau K, DeWitt ES, Lee JM, et al
    Impact of permanent pacemaker for iatrogenic atrioventricular block on outcomes after congenital heart surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 23:S0022-5223(24)00687.
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    Commentator Discussion: Evaluation of sex differences in the receipt of concomitant atrial fibrillation procedures during nonmitral cardiac surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 22:S0022-5223(24)00648.
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    July 2024
25. HASAN I, Sultan I
    Commentary: Treating Atrial Fibrillation in Women: Guidelines versus Reality.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 23:S0022-5223(24)00626.
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26. AD N
    Commentary: What evidence do we need to establish the clinical advantages of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;168:119-120.
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    June 2024
27. SONG K, Lee JH, Woo HT, Kim YS, et al
    Surgical Outcome of Mitral Valve Surgery in Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation Compared with Degenerative Etiology.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun 13:S0022-5223(24)00515.
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    May 2024
28. JUAREZ-CASSO FM, Schaff HV, Todd A, Arghami A, et al
    Simultaneous Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Mitral Valve Surgery: Determinants of Postoperative Pacemaker Implantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May 27:S0022-5223(24)00449.
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29. MEHAFFEY JH, Rankin JS, Wei LM, Badhwar V, et al
    Outcome Benefits of Surgical Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Obliteration for Atrial Fibrillation During Adult Cardiac Surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May 23:S0022-5223(24)00439.
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    April 2024
30. WAGNER CM, Theurer PF, Clark MJ, He C, et al
    Evaluation of sex differences in the receipt of concomitant atrial fibrillation procedures during non-mitral cardiac surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Apr 12:S0022-5223(24)00309.
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    March 2024
31. MCCARTHY PM, Cox JL
    Practical Approaches to Concomitant Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Matching the Ablation to the Patient.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 21:S0022-5223(24)00277.
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32. KIM MS, Lee SH
    Reply: Atrial fibrillation surgery concomitant with mitral valve surgery: Much more than gilding the lily.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 15:S0022-5223(24)00181.
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33. DI MAURO M, Formica F
    Commentary: In the beginning there was (sinus) rhythm.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:994-995.
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    February 2024
34. KATAOKA N, Imamura T
    How to demonstrate the clinical implication of concomitant intervention to atrial fibrillation in patients receiving mitral valve surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Feb 28:S0022-5223(24)00113.
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35. GARCIA-VILLARREAL OA
    The importance of the critical mass concept in the Cox-maze procedure.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:e41.
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36. GILLINOV M, Soltesz EG
    Commentary: Maze deniers and the giant left atrium.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:692-693.
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    January 2024
37. KIM MS, Kim HJ, Je HG, Cho YH, et al
    Long-Term Results Of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Concomitant With Mitral Valve Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Study.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jan 16:S0022-5223(24)00026.
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38. CHUNG MM, Pan C, Hayashi H, Kandula V, et al
    Significance of Isolated Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jan 6:S0022-5223(24)00002.
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    December 2023
39. WALKER JD
    Commentary: When to restore the rhythm.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:1669.
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    November 2023
40. RYU YH, Song MK, Lee SY, Kim GB, et al
    Late development of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia in lateral tunnel Fontan patients and the preventive role of prophylactic cryoablation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Nov 20:S0022-5223(23)01104.
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    October 2023
41. AD N, Holmes SD
    Author Reply to Commentary: Surgical Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation: When It Comes to Atrial Fibrillation It Is Not the Great Evidence, It Is the Surgeon.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 25:S0022-5223(23)00999.
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42. CHURYLA A, McCarthy PM, Kruse J, Andrei AC, et al
    Concomitant ablation of atrial fibrillation: New pacemakers and early rhythm recovery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 20:S0022-5223(23)00987.
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    September 2023
43. 
    Discussion to: Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation is superior to appendage obliteration alone: An analysis of 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 30:S0022-5223(23)00779.
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44. 
    Discussion to: Statewide data on surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: The data provide a path forward.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 29:S0022-5223(23)00777.
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45. FU W, Green C, Wagner C, Pawar G, et al
    Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Mitral Valve Surgery is Not Benign.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 12:S0022-5223(23)00785.
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    March 2023
46. FEINS EN, Del Nido PJ
    Conduction in Congenital Heart Surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar 16:S0022-5223(23)00250.
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47. ONO Y, Hoashi T, Imai K, Okuda N, et al
    Comparison of long-term outcomes of atrial switch with Rastelli and physiological repair using left ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit for levo-transposition of the great arteries.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;165:1205-1215.
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    August 2022
48. SZLAPKA M, Hausmann H, Timm J, Bauer A, et al
    Transcatheter mitral valve implantation versus conventional redo surgery for degenerated mitral valve prostheses and rings in a multicenter registry.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug 6. pii: S0022-5223(22)00831.
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    April 2022
49. WAGNER CM, Brescia AA, Watt TMF, Bergquist C, et al
    Surgical strategy and outcomes for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: All functional mitral regurgitation is not the same!
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr 6. pii: S0022-5223(22)00373.
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