Surgery for atrial fibrillation using radiofrequency catheter ablation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 126(6): 1788-91, 2003 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-14688688
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We present the results obtained in 40 patients with chronic atrial fibrillation using direct intraoperative radiofrequency to perform atrial fibrillation surgery.METHODS:
Between April 2001 and June 2002, 40 patients underwent surgery for atrial fibrillation using radiofrequency ablation and cardiac surgery at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of the University of Bologna [corrected]. There were 8 men and 32 women with a mean age of 62 +/- 11.6 years (range 20 to 80 years).RESULTS:
Concomitant surgical procedures were mitral valve replacement (n = 13), mitral valve replacement plus tricuspid valvuloplasty (n = 11), combined mitral and aortic valve replacement (n = 8), and combined mitral and aortic valve replacement plus tricuspid valvuloplasty (n = 5). Moreover, 1 patient underwent tricuspid valvuloplasty plus atrial septal defect repair, another required aortic valve replacement plus coronary artery bypass graft, and a third underwent aortic valve replacement. After the mean follow-up time of 16.5 +/- 2.5 months survival was 92.8% and the overall cumulative rate of sinus rhythm was 88.5%.CONCLUSIONS:
We conclude that the radiofrequency ablation procedure is a safe and effective means of curing atrial fibrillation with negligible technical and time requirements, allowing recovery of the sinus rhythm and atrial function in the great majority of patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent cardiac surgery (88.5% of our study population).
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fibrilação Atrial
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Ablação por Cateter
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article