Effectiveness of the Maze Procedure Using Cooled-Tip Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation and Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease | Zendy

Carlos Alberto Cardoso Filho | Zendy; Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa | Zendy; Luís Alberto Oliveira Dallan | Zendy; Guilherme Sobreira Spina | Zendy; Max Grinberg | Zendy; Maurício Scanavacca | Zendy; Eduardo Sosa | Zendy; José Antônio Franchini Ramires | Zendy; Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira | Zendy

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Effectiveness of the Maze Procedure Using Cooled-Tip Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation and Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease

Author(s) -

Carlos Alberto Cardoso Filho,

Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa,

Luís Alberto Oliveira Dallan,

Guilherme Sobreira Spina,

Max Grinberg,

Maurício Scanavacca,

Eduardo Sosa,

José Antônio Franchini Ramires,

Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.526301

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm , ablation , radiofrequency ablation , cardiology , mitral valve , group b , surgery , heart disease

Although the Cox-Maze III procedure is effective for treating permanent atrial fibrillation (AF), its high complexity limits its use. The Saline-Irrigated Cooled-tip Radiofrequency Ablation (SICTRA) System is an alternative source of energy used to ablate AF. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the SICTRA for the treatment of permanent AF in patients with rheumatic mitral valve (MV) disease.

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