Surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Shi-min Yuan²  Hua Jing¹  Leonid Sternik¹ 

[1] ,Nanjing University School of Clinical Medicine Jinling Hospital

关键词: Arrhythmias;    cardiac;    Atrial fibrillation;    Cardiac surgical procedures;    Cardiopulmonary bypass;    Minimally invasive surgical procedures;    Arritmias cardíacas;    Fibrilação atrial;    Procedimentos cirúrgicos cardíacos;    Ponte cardiopulmonar;    Procedimentos cirúrgicos minimamente invasivos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31802010000600010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Currently, off-pump video-assisted thoracoscopic epicardial pulmonary vein isolation offers an attractive alternative to on-pump Maze procedures for surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation. Nevertheless, on-pump Maze procedures through a mid-sternotomy approach still play an important role in patients with lone atrial fibrillation on many occasions, especially in patients with failed percutaneous pulmonary vein alone. The aim of this article was to give a brief review of the surgical strategies for treating lone atrial fibrillation, and present the possible indications for on-pump Maze procedures through a mid-sternotomy approach.

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