ID.1
Item
patients > 18 years of age
boolean
ID.2
Item
documented, symptomatic, episodes of paroxysmal or persistent af
boolean
ID.3
Item
during the last 6 months patients must have at least 2 documented episodes of af, despite the use of at least 1 anti arrhythmic drug.
boolean
ID.4
Item
able of providing informed consent
boolean
ID.5
Item
pregnancy
boolean
ID.6
Item
unwillingness to use or contra-indications for vitamin k antagonists
boolean
ID.7
Item
severely enlarged left atrium (>50 mm) on echocardiography
boolean
ID.8
Item
prior af ablation or af surgery
boolean
ID.9
Item
intracardiac thrombus
boolean
ID.10
Item
prior heart surgery or pulmonary disease hampering thoracoscopic surgery
boolean