Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject must be ≥ 18 years or older.
• Male or female.
• Subject has documented paroxysmal, or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) with a history of less than one-year duration.
• Must be in AF at time of surgery, or inducible using manual or electrical stimulation.
• Subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent.
• Subject has a life expectancy of at least 1 year.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Long-standing AF (duration > 1 year).
• Prior AF ablation.
• Left main coronary artery occlusion > 70%.
• Critical aortic stenosis (gradient > 50mm HG).
• Inability to induce patient into AF without drugs at time of surgery.
• Female subjects who are pregnant at time of surgery.
• Subjects with a medical condition or comorbidity that could adversely impact study participation, safety or conduct of the study.
• Permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
• Current cancer treatment that includes radiation of the heart.
• Inability to give informed consent.
• Significant intra-cardiac thrombus
• Subjects not eligible for or considered high risk for anticoagulation