1. Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Trends and Propensity Matched Outcomes 
Vinay Badhwar, MD, J. Scott Rankin, MD, Niv Ad, MD, Maria Grau-Sepulveda, MD, MPH, Ralph J. Damiano, MD, A. Marc Gillinov, MD, Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Rakesh M. Suri, MD, DPhil, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, James L. Cox, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 104, Issue 2, Pages (August 2017)
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2. Fig 1
Flow diagram of study populations using Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) principles.
Source: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database, July 1, 2011, through June 30, (AF = atrial fibrillation.)
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3. Fig 2
Trends in total numbers of surgical ablation procedures in the United States, July 1, 2011, through June 30, (AVR = aortic valve replacement; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft surgery; MVRR = mitral valve repair or replacement.)
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4. Supplemental Figure
Propensity score weighting before and after matching, illustrating a high degree of overlap between the matched surgical ablation and no surgical ablation groups.
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