Long-term results and reliability of cryothermic ablation based maze procedure for atrial fibrillation concomitant with mitral valve surgery☆ | Zendy

Toshihiro Funatsu | Zendy; Junjiro Kobayashi | Zendy; Hiroyuki Nakajima | Zendy; Yutaka Iba | Zendy; Yusuke Shimahara | Zendy; Toshikatsu Yagihara | Zendy

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Long-term results and reliability of cryothermic ablation based maze procedure for atrial fibrillation concomitant with mitral valve surgery☆

Author(s) -

Toshihiro Funatsu,

Junjiro Kobayashi,

Hiroyuki Nakajima,

Yutaka Iba,

Yusuke Shimahara,

Toshikatsu Yagihara

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.032

Subject(s) - cryoablation , medicine , atrial fibrillation , concomitant , sinus rhythm , surgery , mitral valve , cardiology , ablation , supraventricular arrhythmia

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the common arrhythmia associated with valvular heart disease, and surgical ablation to treat AF is reported to contribute to eliminate mortality and morbidity. We report our clinical results of cryomaze procedure obtained in over 10-years' experience.

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