Left Atrial Reduction Enhances Outcomes of Modified Maze Procedure for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Mitral Surgery

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 82; no. 5; pp. 1758 - 1764
• Main Authors: Badhwar, Vinay, Rovin, Joshua D., Davenport, Gail, Pruitt, J. Crayton, Lazzara, Robert R., Ebra, George, Dworkin, Gary H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - surgery; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Catheter Ablation; Female; Heart Atria - surgery; Heart Diseases - complications; Heart Diseases - surgery; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve - surgery; Treatment Outcome; 24; 35

Success of the maze procedure after mitral operations with large left atria and permanent atrial fibrillation remains suboptimal. Current technique variations tend to obscure the decision-making algorithm in these patients. A single energy-source approach for the surgical management of patients with...