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8454252

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
Recently, two new rationale for surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation have been developed which have been used, initially, primarily in patients with lone atrial fibrillation. We performed the "corridor" operation in eleven patients with paroxysmal or chronic atrial fibrillation. Postoperatively, eight patients had normal sinus rhythm, one had a junctional rhythm, one patient had atrial tachycardia and one had intermittent atrial flutter/fibrillation with sinus bradycardia. During a mean observation period of 18 months, recurrent intermittent atrial fibrillation occurred in two patients. Another study reported the results of 20 patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. During a mean observation period of 32 +/- 14 months, one patient had a brief episode of atrial fibrillation and three patients had atrial tachycardia amenable to antiarrhythmic drug treatment. The "Maze" operation was performed in 22 patients with resistant lone atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. Postoperatively, eight patients had atrial flutter/fibrillation which, however, could be controlled in three with antiarrhythmic drug treatment. In all patients serious symptoms were improved but adjunctive measures and/or antiarrhythmic drugs were required frequently. There was no intraoperative mortality with either the corridor or the Maze operation but substantial postoperative morbidity was observed which, currently, exceeds that of the natural history or other ablative techniques.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0340-9937
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, University Hospital, London, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review