Characteristics, Mechanism and Long-Term Ablation Outcome of Atrial Tachycardias After Mitral Valvular Surgery and Concomitant Cox-MAZE IV Procedure

• Published in: International Heart Journal Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 71 - 77
• Main Authors: Deng, Hai, Liu, Fang-zhou, Hai, Jo-jo, Liu, Jian, Li, Yang-qiu, Xue, Yu-mei, Liao, Hong-tao, Huang, Huan-lei, Tse, Hung-fat, Guo, Hui-ming, Fang, Xian-hong, Zhan, Xian-zhang, Wu, Shu-lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan International Heart Journal Association 31.01.2019; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Ablation; Adult; Aged; Arrhythmia; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Catheter Ablation; Electrocardiography; Epicardial Mapping - instrumentation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Rate; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve - physiopathology; Mitral Valve - surgery; Rheumatic; Rheumatic Heart Disease - physiopathology; Rheumatic Heart Disease - surgery; Surgery; Tachycardia; Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial - epidemiology; Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial - etiology; Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial - physiopathology; Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial - surgery; Treatment Outcome; Rheumatic
• ISSN: 1349-2365; 1349-3299
• DOI: 10.1536/ihj.18-117

The incidence of atrial tachycardia (AT) after rheumatic mitral valvular (RMV) surgery has been well described. However, there have been few reports on the characteristics, mechanism, and long-term ablation outcome of ATs after RMV surgery and concomitant Cox-MAZE IV procedure.The present study revi...