Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement.
WonKyung PyoSung Jun ParkWan Kee KimHo Jin KimJoon Bum KimSung Ho JungSuk Jung JooCheol Hyun ChungJae Won LeePublished in: The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)
The overall long-term clinical outcomes in these predominantly elderly patients undergoing AF ablation concomitantly with bioprosthetic valve replacement were satisfactory; however, AF recurrence was frequent. Older age, a history of prior cardiac surgery, and large LA size were associated with an increased risk of AF recurrence.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic valve
- mitral valve
- patients undergoing
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- cardiac surgery
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- community dwelling
- middle aged
- direct oral anticoagulants
- acute kidney injury
- free survival
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- radiofrequency ablation
- physical activity
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- african american