New Paradigms Guiding the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

This program, New Paradigms Guiding the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, was originally held on Friday, June 3, 2005, in New York, New York as part of the Eight Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery. The program was sponsored by The Cardiovascular Institute at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. An unrestricted educational grant was provided by CryoCath Technologies, Inc. & ATS Medical Inc.

Program Description

This program is intended to demonstrate the latest developments in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. No CME credits are being offered for this webcast.

Technical Notes

Video files for this program were provided to the Heart Surgery Forum in Windows Media format. Viewing the video requires that Windows Media Player be installed. Additionally, a broadband connection to the internet is highly recommended for viewing the video files. Audio (MP3) files have also been provided.

Program Faculty and Presentations

Chairman: W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., M.D. Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina	View Introduction (3.9 MB Windows Media) Listen to Introduction (488 KB MP3)
Niv Ad, MD Director of Cardiac Surgery Research Division of Cardiac Surgery Inova Heart and Vascular Institute Falls Church, Virginia	View Presentation (28 MB Windows Media) Listen to Presentation (3.4 MB MP3)
Ralph J. Damiano, Jr., MD John M. Shoenberg Professor of Surgery Chief of Cardiac Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri	View Presentation (36 MB Windows Media) Listen to Presentation (4.3 MB MP3)
Rick F. Hebeler, Jr., MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Texas	View Presentation (32.5 MB Windows Media) Listen to Presentation (3.9 MB MP3)
L. Wiley Nifong, MD Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery Brody School of Medicine East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina	View Presentation (20 MB Windows Media) Listen to Presentation (2.4 MB MP3)
Question and Answer Session	View Q&A Session (18.6 MB Windows Media) Listen to Q&A Session (2.2 MB MP3)