%0 Journal Article %T Surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation by mid-sternotomy Maze procedure under standard cardiopulmonary bypass %A Yuan %A Shi-Min %A Sternik %A Leonid %J Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular %D 2011 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular %R 10.5935/1678-9741.20110059 %X the aim of article is to give a brief description to the surgical strategies for patients with lone atrial fibrillation without associated cardiac operations, and present the possible indications of on-pump maze procedures through a mid-sternotomy approach. %K arrhythmias %K cardiac %K atrial fibrillation %K cardiovascular surgical procedures. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-76382011000400024&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en