Stefano Schena, MD, PhD

Publications

• Long-Term Outcomes of Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Management During CABG: Standardization or Compromise?

  (Schena S.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Jul 01 PMID: 42386064 07/02/2026

• Pulsed Field Ablation Versus High-Power Short-Duration Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation-A Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data.

  (Bregion PB, Passos FS, Schena S, Fazzini L, Kirov H, Rossi CS, Doenst T, Di Franco A, Caldonazo T.) J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2026 Apr 26;13(5) PMID: 42188067 PMCID: PMC13207704 05/26/2026

• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2026 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of New-Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery.

  (Chatterjee S, Grant MC, Hui DS, Schwann TA, Alexander JH, Gaudino MFL, Mack CA, Malaisrie SC, Merritt H, Sood P, Wyler von Ballmoos M, Schena S.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 18 PMID: 42009116 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105041932696 04/21/2026

• Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Addition to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Are We Muddying the Waters?

  (Schena S, García-Villarreal OA.) Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr;121(4):1023-1024 PMID: 40850487 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105018106517 08/25/2025

• Early prediction of the efficacy of local epicardial radiofrequency ablation for the robotic treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation.

  (Salvi D, Celentano E, Cristiano E, Schena S, Agnino A, Lanzarone E.) Heart Rhythm O2. 2026 Jan;7(1):2-8 PMID: 41695502 PMCID: PMC12902279 02/16/2026

• Early prediction of the efficacy of local epicardial radiofrequency ablation for the robotic treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation

  (Salvi D, Celentano E, Cristiano E, Schena S, Agnino A, Lanzarone E.) Heart Rhythm O2. January 2026;7(1):2-8 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025020670 01/01/2026

• Functional Gaps and Atrial Fibrosis as Predictors of Early Arrhythmia Recurrence After Robotic-Enhanced Hybrid Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.

  (Celentano E, Cristiano E, Bertella E, Parrinello M, Albano G, Ignatiuk B, Renda M, Bia E, d'Amico A, Rainone R, Graniero A, Giroletti L, Polini L, Gasparri M, Schena S, Agnino A, De Groot NMS.) J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 Dec;36(12):3173-3183 PMID: 41017375 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105017397144 09/29/2025

• Robotic-Assisted Left Ventricular Epicardial Lead Placement in Patients With Prior Sternotomy.

  (Kleinertz A, Seadler B, Holland H, Sow M, Syed A, Oujiri J, Almassi GH, Schena S, Gasparri M.) Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2025 Sep;3(3):740-745 PMID: 41163875 PMCID: PMC12559586 10/30/2025

• Robotic assisted left atrial appendage exclusion in patients with atrial fibrillation and intolerance to oral anticoagulation.

  (Seadler BD, Syed A, Bien B, Sow M, Berger M, Oujiri J, Almassi GH, Joyce DL, Schena S, Gasparri MG.) J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2025 Aug;66(4):299-307 PMID: 40433735 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105016802278 05/28/2025

• Early inspiris resilia valve failure in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary valve regurgitation.

  (Seadler BD, Holland HK, Novalija J, Schena S, Almassi GH.) J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Apr 10;20(1):183 PMID: 40211402 PMCID: PMC11987179 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003240739 04/11/2025

• Local epicardial robotic-enhanced hybrid ablation efficacy predictors for persistent atrial fibrillation.

  (Celentano E, Cristiano E, Schena S, Gasparri M, Ignatiuk B, Renda M, Bia E, Rainone R, Graniero A, Giroletti L, Agnino A, De Groot NMS.) Heart Rhythm O2. 2025 Mar;6(3):280-289 PMID: 40201676 PMCID: PMC11973684 04/09/2025

• Robotic-Assisted Left Ventricular Epicardial Lead Placement in Patients With Prior Sternotomy

  (Kleinertz A, Seadler B, Holland H, Sow M, Syed A, Oujiri J, Almassi GH, Schena S, Gasparri M.) Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. September 2025;3(3):740-745 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105014644824 09/01/2025