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Long-term monitoring after surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: How much is enough? James R. Edgerton, MD, Cecile Mahoney, BS, Michael J. Mack, MD, Karen Roper, PhD, Morley A. Herbert, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 142, Issue 1, Pages 162-165 (July 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.050 Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Percentages of all patients scored as being in normal sinus rhythm (NSR) at differing monitoring durations. ECG, In-office snapshot electrocardiogram. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 162-165DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.050) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Percentages of patients with implanted pacemakers (PPM) scored as being in normal sinus rhythm (NSR) at differing monitoring durations. ECG, In-office snapshot electrocardiogram. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 162-165DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.050) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Percentages of all patients with preoperative paroxysmal atrial fibrillation scored as being in normal sinus rhythm (NSR) at differing monitoring durations. ECG, In-office snapshot electrocardiogram. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 162-165DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.050) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Percentages of all patients with preoperative persistent or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation scored as being in normal sinus rhythm (NSR) at differing monitoring durations. ECG, In-office snapshot electrocardiogram. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 162-165DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.050) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions