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Published on: February 11, 2022
Predictors of sinus rhythm after radiofrequency maze and mitral valve surgery
Suchart Chaiyaroj1, Tachapong Ngarmukos, Panuwat Lertsithichai
1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. schaiyaroj@gmail.com
Abstract:
The prevalence and predictors of postoperative sinus rhythm in patients undergoing a radiofrequency ablation maze operation and mitral valve surgery were assessed in 63 patients of whom 54 (86%) were in permanent atrial fibrillation. Operative mortality was 3.17%. At a median follow-up of 18 months, 54 (88.5%) patients were in sinus rhythm and 7 (11.5%) were in atrial fibrillation. The probability of sinus rhythm at 30 months was 92%. Left atrial diameter was the most significant prognostic factor for sinus rhythm on multivariate proportional-hazard regression analysis. The cutoff value of preoperative left atrial diameter for predicting persistent atrial fibrillation at 6 months was 6 cm (100% sensitivity and 73.6% specificity). The radiofrequency ablation maze operation can be performed in addition to mitral surgery with a high rate of successful conversion to sinus rhythm. Preoperative left atrial diameter < 6 cm is an important prognostic factor for sinus rhythm conversion.
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