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. 2015 Feb;7(2):159–164. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.01.16

Table 1. Advantages of the hybrid AF approach.

Surgical component
  LA appendage exclusion
  Direct visualization of antrum of pulmonary veins
  Avoidance of adjacent structures: esophagus, phrenic nerve
  Access to epicardial structures: ganglionated plexi, ligament of Marshall
Catheter component
  Mapping to ensure PVI and block across lines
  “Touch up” gaps and complete epicardial lines of ablation
  Potential for complex mapping of rotors
  Ablation of sites inaccessible from epicardium: CS, cavotricuspid isthmus

AF, atrial fibrillation; LA, left atrial; PVI, pulmonary vein isolation; CS, coronary sinus.